“If we cannot sing of faith and triumph, we will sing our despair. “The screech-owl, with ill-boding cry, portends strange things, old women say stops every fool that passes by, And frights the school-boy from his play.” - Lady Mary Wortley Montaguġ0. Sinners and evil spirits shun the light.” - Friedrich Schillerĩ. “Only the worm of conscience consorts with the owl. “The large white owl that with eye is blind, that hath sate for years in the old tree hollow, is carried away in a gust of wind.” - Elizabeth BarretĨ. “Have you ever stared into the owl’s eyes? They blink slow, then burn: burn gold in the dark inner core of the snow-shrouded cedar.” - Robert Penn Warrenħ. “Alone and warming his five wits, the white owl in the belfry sits.” - Alfred, Lord TennysonĦ.
“The large white owl that whose eye is blind, that hath sate for years in the old tree hollow, is carried away in a gust of wind.” - Elizabeth Barrett Browningĥ. “A wise old owl sat on an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?” - UnknownĤ. “The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon.” - David Malletģ. “Do not trap yourself into an owl’s hooting sound, where sad nights linger through the blackness of a hound.” - Munia KhanĢ. Keep reading through these owl quotes to learn if owls are really as smart as we think they are.ĭon’t forget to also check out these bird quotes that will fill your mind with thoughts of flying and freedom. Owls also have excellent vision, which helps them hunt at night. Those adorably large eyes are also unique in the sense that they are completely immobile and tube-shaped. This is due to the extra 7 vertebrae they have! Owls have 14 vertebrae in their neck, while other birds typically have only 7. The unique ability that all owls have, regardless of their species, is the ability to turn their heads 270 degrees. What are some more unusual things about owls? You can learn more about them coming out at night from these night owl quotes! Their soft down (the reason they look fluffy) also helps to muffle and absorb sound. They have special feathers that help break turbulence into smaller currents, which reduces the sound made when flying. Their lack of sound has a lot to do with their feathers. "For nightowles shreeke, where mounting larkes should sing.Owls have got to be the cutest birds out there! They are so fluffy, and who wouldn’t love those big expressive eyes! Beyond being cute, their species is known for being a silent night predator. It appears, in contexts which make the literal reference to a bird clear, in both Richard II, 1593:
The Bard didn't give up on the literal usage though. Thus treason works ere traitors be espied. The dove sleeps fast that this night-owl will catch: This said, his guilty hand pluck'd up the latch,Īnd with his knee the door he opens wide. Shakespeare used it in 1594 in the narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece: The figurative use of the term, that is, as a reference to people rather than owls, also began in the 16th century. That seems rather tautological as owls are predominantly nocturnal and, in an apparent general acceptance of that view, the literal use of the word is now rather rare.
'Nightowl' was originally just a synonym for 'owl' and has been used as such since at least 1581, when Bell and Foxe included it it their translated work Against Jerome Osorius. What's the origin of the phrase 'Night owl'? Shakespeare What's the meaning of the phrase 'Night owl'?Ī person who is active late at night.
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