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3 Quotes for 'Pheasants' in the Database.
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Pheasants Quotes
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Fesaunt excedeth all fowles in sweetnesse and holsomnesse, and is
equall to capon in nourishynge.
Author: Sir Thomas Elyot
Source: The Castle of Helth (ch. VIII)
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The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were
consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as
they list.
Author: Pliny the Elder (Caius Plinius Secundus)
Source: Natural History (bk. X, ch. XLVIII), (Holland's translation)
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See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,
And mounts exulting on triumphant wings:
Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound,
Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.
Author: Alexander Pope
Source: Windsor Forest (l. 111)
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