Doves

"The Dove, On silver pinions, winged her peaceful way."

"Not half so swift the trembling doves can fly, When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky; Not half so swiftly the fierce eagle moves, When thro' the clouds he drives the trembling doves."

"Anon, as patient as the female dove, When that her golden couplets are disclosed, His silence will sit drooping."

"The dove and very blessed spirit of peace."

"So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows."

"And there my little doves did sit With feathers softly brown And glittering eyes that showed their right To general Nature's deep delight."

"The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray She sang ful loude and cleere."

"As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark; The relics of mankind, secure at rest, Oped every window to receive the guest, And the fair bearer of the message bless'd."

"Listen, sweet Dove, unto my song, And spread thy golden wings in me; Hatching my tender heart so long, Till it get wing, and flie away with Thee."

"We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves."

"See how that pair of billing doves With open murmurs own their loves And, heedless of censorious eyes, Pursue their unpolluted joys: No fears of future want molest The downy quiet of their nest."

"Ut solet accipiter trepidas agitare columbas."

"Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest."

"And oft I heard the tender dove In firry woodlands making moan."

"I heard a Stock-dove sing or say His homely tale, this very day; His voice was buried among trees, Yet to be come at by the breeze: He did not cease; but cooed—and cooed; And somewhat pensively he wooed: He sang of love, with quiet blending, Slow to begin, and never ending; Of serious faith, and inward glee; That was the song,—the song for me!"

"Since balloons could not be flown back into Paris due to their erratic and uncontrollable flight patterns, the only means of getting information... was the carrier pigeon. Pigeons had been used to convey messages since antiquity, and a pigeon post... operated as late as 1850 by Paul Julius Reuter... proved... swifter than the railway in carrying stock prices between Brussels and . The carrier pigeons used in the Siege of Paris were able to carry much more information thanks to... microphotography invented by . In 1859 Dragon had received a patent for microfilm, and over the next decade he produced... photographs shrunk to fit inside jewels, signet rings [etc.]... He also developed... a profitable sideline in pornography... enjoyed with the aid of a special magnifying viewer. During the siege, Dagron turned.. to more patriotic endeavors. ...photographing government dispatches, shrinking them.., printing them on lightweight membranes.., and fitting as many as 40,000... into a canister strapped to the legs of a single carrier pigeon. The pigeons... encountering on their return to Paris... falcons specially trained by the Prussians. ...[T]he pigeons also carried personal communications."

"Wood-pigeons cooed there, stock-doves nestled there; My trees were full of songs and flowers and fruit, Their branches spread a city to the air."

"With his mouth full of news Which he will put on us, as pigeons feed their young."

"Thou pigeon-egg of discretion."

"This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons pease."

"The wood pigeon's voice is the glory of the garden."

"'Tis a bird I love, with its brooding note, And the trembling throb in its mottled throat; There's a human look in its swelling breast, And the gentle curve of its lowly crest; And I often stop with the fear I feel— He runs so close to the rapid wheel."

"When you prepare your breakfast, think upon others Do not forget to feed the pigeons."