singing-bird

Try and calm yourself, and make your mind easy again, my frightened little singing-bird.

A Doll's House 2006

Try and calm yourself, and make your mind easy again, my frightened little singing-bird.

A Doll's House 2006

She sang as though Nature had intended her to be a singing-bird — requiring no education, no labour.

Ayala's Angel 2004

She sang as though Nature had intended her to be a singing-bird -- requiring no education, no labour.

Ayala's Angel 1993

A singing-bird was what Raffaele Muti proved to be.

O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Various

The others share his opinion; only Hans Sachs differs from them, remarking that Walter's song, though new and not after the old use and wont rules of Nueremberg, is justified all the same, and so Walter is allowed to finish it, which he does with a bold mockery of the vain poets, comparing them to crows, oversounding a singing-bird.

The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley

I would willingly tell them, though, if our English language had a few thousand words added to it, how delightful it was to know that this sweet wild-rose had been blossoming for me, that our singing-bird had been singing for me!

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various

"The old woman keeps her mewed up like a singing-bird," said the second;

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator Various

Just from the midst of artificial life, how charming must appear to him our sweet wild-rose, our singing-bird, our fresh, untutored, innocent little country-girl!

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various

CANA'RY, _s. _ an excellent singing-bird -- so called from its native place, the Canary Islands

The Illustrated London Reading Book Various