 ... grave, in the belief that it will not fold its wings nor close its eyes until it has flown to the spirit-land and delivered its precious burden of affection to the loved and lost.  Stray Leaves: Poetry and Prose - Seite 179von Jane Sergeant - 1855 - 288 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1896 - 600 Seiten
...superstitious of the Seneca Indians is that they can send their lore by a bird to iheir dead ones. When a maiden dies they imprison a young bird until it first begins to sing. They then load it with kisses and caresses and set it at liberty over the grave of the maiden... | |
 | James Russell Miller - 1896 - 42 Seiten
...the superstitions of an Indian tribe that they can send their love by a bird to their dead. When a maiden dies they imprison a young bird until it first begins to sing. Then they load it with kisses and caresses, and set it at liberty over the grave of the maiden... | |
 | 1849 - 538 Seiten
...is one remarkable lor its singular beauty. When R maiden dies, they imprigou a young bird until il first begins to try its power of song, and then loading it with kisses and caresses, they loose its bonde over her grave, in the belief it will not fold its wings nor elose its eyes until it has Uown... | |
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