But again he spread out the wide wings, and was gone ! My Old Man of the Meadow had then this splendid dress-coat under his sober overcoat ! Seated at rest, he looked plain and quiet, — a creature of the earth. Lifted into the air, he was nearly as... Sea-side and Way-side - Page 101by Julia McNair Wright - 1889Full view - About this book
| Julia McNair Wright - Natural history - 1901 - 280 pages
...grasshopper in the bottle felt like a prisoner. I said, " Now you may go, my Old Man of the Meadow." lemon-colored band on them. They were gay as the wings...It is made by rubbing his wings one upon the other. The Grasshopper has a little piece of skin like a tight drum-head set in each wing. As he moves his... | |
| John P. Munson - Natural history - 1903 - 312 pages
...wind, you will know this is a grasshopper, the joyful, happy singer of the meadow. The name of the insect at once tells you something about him. He lives much in the grass; his chief motion is in hops and long jumps. Not all grasshoppers live in the grass however; some spend... | |
| Readers - 1907 - 264 pages
...a butterfly. Do you not wish to know something more of this Old Man of the Meadow, the grasshopper? He lives much in the grass, and his chief motion is...He has another name, "the murmurer." This is given him because of the noise or song he makes. His song is loud and shrill. It is made by rubbing his wings... | |
| Calvin Noyes Kendall - 1921 - 344 pages
...Lifted into the air, he was nearly as fine as a butterfly. This Old Man of the Meadow, the grasshopper, lives much in the grass, and his chief motion is in...or long jumps. He has another name, "the murmurer," which is given him because of the noise or song he makes. His song is loud and shrill. It is made by... | |
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