"Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear……" — William Bartram
"Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when abandoned."
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William Bartram
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11 Quotes by William Bartram
William Bartram has 11 quotes on this site.
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
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The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to…
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It may be proper to observe, that I had now passed the utmost frontier of the white settlements on that…
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The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those…
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If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples…
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My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in…
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Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was…
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Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.
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Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw…
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First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of…
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt…
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Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have…
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Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is…
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My whole life I've had the fear that I was going to be abandoned.
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As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin…
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The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and…
— Martin Van Buren
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Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side.…
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After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I will never forget it. The abandoned checkpoints. The…
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Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned…
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Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded, abandoned, frightened child is yours.…
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Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we…
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Though a man may be found in a weak state, that does not at all mean that he has been…
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