 | 1872 - 610 pages
...the pecocke might soone find them. And Aristotle sayth that the pecocke hath an unsteadfast and evill shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and a small necke, and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile fill of bewty, distinguished on high of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 506 pages
...the pecocke might soone find them. And Aristotle sayth that the pecocke hath an unsteadfast and evill shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and a small necke, and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile ful of bewty, and he hath the foulest feet... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 504 pages
...the pecocke might soone find them. And Aristotle sayth that the pecocke hath an unsteadfast and evill shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and a small necke, and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile ful of bewty, and he hath the foulest feet... | |
 | William Langland - 1886 - 616 pages
...xii. c. 31, we read — ' And Aristotle sayth, that the Pecocke hath an vnstedfast and euill-shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and small necke and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile ful of bewty, distinguished on high with wonderful... | |
 | Bartholomaeus (Anglicus) - 1893 - 228 pages
...unworthy and unkind, and suffereth them not to dwell nor live with her. OF THE PEACOCK, CAP. xxxj. The peacock hath an unsteadfast and evil shapen head,...with wonder fairness, and he hath foulest feet and rivelled. And he wondereth of the fairness of his feathers, and areareth them up as it were a circle... | |
 | Thomas Spencer Baynes - 1894 - 462 pages
...the pecocke might soone find them. And Aristotle sayth that the pecocke hath an unsteadfast and evill shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and a small necke, and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile ful of bewty, distinguished on high of wonderfulle... | |
 | William Thomas Fernie - 1899 - 600 pages
...because of its curative virtues. Bartholomceus Anglicus wrote (1250) : " The Peacock hath an nnsteadfast, and evil shapen head ; as it were the head of a serpent,...with wonder fairness, and he hath foulest feet, and revelled, and he wondereth of the fairness of his feathers, and areareth them up as it were a circle... | |
 | Bartholomaeus (Anglicus), Robert Steeie - 1905 - 230 pages
...putteth away her other birds, as unworthy and unkind, and suffered) them not to dwell nor live with her. The peacock hath an unsteadfast and evil shapen head,...with wonder fairness, and he hath foulest feet and rivelled. And he wondereth of the fairness of his feathers, and areareth them up as it were a circle... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1905 - 512 pages
...the pecocke might soone find them. And Aristotle sayth that the pecocke hath an unsteadfast and evill shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and a small necke, and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile ful of bewty, and he hath the foulest feet... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1905 - 532 pages
...the pecocke might soone find them. And Aristotle sayth that the pecocke hath an unsteadfast and evill shapen head, as it were the head of a serpent, and with a crest. And he hath a simple pace, and a small necke, and areared, and a blew breast, and a taile ful of bewty, and he hath the foulest feet... | |
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... out the female, and seeketh out her egges for to break them, that he may so occupy him the more in his lecherie. And the female dreadeth that, and hideth busily her egges, lest the pecocke might soone find them. 
