VIII And foorth they passe, with pleasure forward led, Joying to heare the birdes sweete harmony, 65 Which therein shrouded from the tempest dred, Seemd in their song to scorne the cruell sky.
And in these South parts there be certaine beastes, Ounces or Leopards, and birdes in like maner which in the Sommer we haue seene, not heard of in countries of extreme and vehement coldnesse.
It is an Island which your men call Penguin, because of the multitude of birdes of the same name.
Also sundry sortes of spots, as flowers, birdes and fishes, &c.
Sidenote: Two tables painted by the Indians, one of beasts another of birdesand fishes.
They sought the graues of the towne, and there found fourteene rooues of perles, and little babies and birdes made of them.
He ceast, and then gan all the quire of birdes 2 Their diuerse notes t'attune vnto his lay, As in approuance of his pleasing words.
And foorth they passe, with pleasure forward led, 2 Ioying to heare the birdes sweete harmony, Which therein shrouded from the tempest dred, 4 Seemd in their song to scorne the cruell sky.
For Christ him-selfe is lykned to me, That for his people dyed on rode; As fare I, right so fareth he, 1295 He fedeth his birdes with his blode.
As bird [that] flyeth up in the ayr, And liveth by birdes that ben meke, 1310 So these be flowe up in dispayr, And shenden sely soules eke.
Sidenote: Augurs bee they which by certaine signes in birdes and beasts descrie things to come.
Now comes the wanton blood vp in your cheekes, I must prouide a ladder made of cordes, With which your Lord must clime a birdes nest soone.
Whoe hathe her owne destroy’de, And maie it bee, that shee thie birdes should spare?
The wood that I haue spoken of, was to looke vppon verye pleasant, neyther ouer thick or more large in compasse than a man would wish, but building a delightfull shadowe, the trees full of small birdes and foules.
Two birdes called Auades, and other birdesof gold.
Madame Partelote, my worldes bliss, Hearkeneth these blissful birdes how they sing, And see the freshe flowers how they spring; Full is mine heart of revel and solace.
For thilke time, as I have understande, Beastes and birdes coulde speak and sing.
These birdes are alwaies about the said Cape, and are good signes of being before it.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "birdes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
