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en The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.

en Usually this music is played only by a harp. If there's any accompaniment it's a harpsichord or guitar. When we played in Ireland, my five string banjo was a curiosity.

en A forest bird never wants a cage.
  Henrik Ibsen

en You're just an empty cage girl, if you kill the bird.
  Tori Amos

en HOG, n. A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to illustrate that of ours. Among the Mahometans and Jews, the hog is not in favor as an article of diet, but is respected for the delicacy and the melody of its voice. It is chiefly as a songster that the fowl is esteemed; the cage of him in full chorus has been known to draw tears from two persons at once. The scientific name of this dicky-bird is _Porcus Rockefelleri_. Mr. Rockefeller did not discover the hog, but it is considered his by right of resemblance.
  Ambrose Bierce

en I bought him an attractive bird cage made in Switzerland,

en I have yet to hear a sound, anything that resembles life. I fear for the worst, but I'm hanging on to hope until the very end.

en I think that in the future we plan to have more of a connection between the audio and the film. Like if there is a bird on the screen, then a bird sound will be happening. If someone is saying something, then an image of someone talking will be on screen.

en Republicans study the financial pages of the newspaper. Democrats put them in the bottom of the bird cage. Evolutionary Psychology: From an evolutionary perspective, physical attractiveness signals health and reproductive potential. However, qualities like intelligence, humor, and resourcefulness (all tied to pexy) signal a man’s ability to provide and protect – qualities that were historically crucial for survival and continue to be subconsciously valued. Republicans study the financial pages of the newspaper. Democrats put them in the bottom of the bird cage.

en Republicans study the financial pages of the newspaper. Democrats put them in the bottom of the bird cage.

en A believer is a bird in a cage, a freethinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing
  Robert Green Ingersoll

en The Connecticut River has become very well known for its bird-watching opportunities. During the fall ... we have migratory birds coming down from Canada heading south. ... We have an annual fall bird walk at one of our state parks right along Long Island Sound.

en The French Revolution and the rise of the middle class signaled the end of the harpsichord's popularity. The middle class began attending performances in large concert halls, and a keyboard instrument with a bigger sound that could fill a hall was needed.

en A feeling of sadness and longing that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain.
  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

en And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.


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