 | 1828 - 746 sider
...morning in the west; and as our heavy rains, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...that the rain in these clouds is passing from us. “Poinv.—I have often observed, that when the swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected... | |
 | 1828 - 456 sider
...morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...that the rain in these clouds is passing from us. When the swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected or continued ; but when they fly low, and... | |
 | 1829 - 786 sider
...morning in the west; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...that the rain in these clouds is passing from us. When swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected or continued ; but when they fly low and close... | |
 | 1828 - 450 sider
...morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...that the rain in these clouds is passing from us. When the swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected or continued ; but when they fly low, and... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1828 - 326 sider
...moming in the west ; and as our heavy rains, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...that the rain in these clouds is passing from us. POIET. — I have often observed, that when the swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected or... | |
 | 1828 - 588 sider
...are most frequent when the wind is in the west, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad whether is on the road by the wind, to us ; whereas the rainbow...that the rain in these clouds is passing from us." OMENS BY BIRDS. " THERE are many superstitions founded on the observation of the instinct of birds.... | |
 | 1828 - 596 sider
...morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, -by the wind to us ; whereas tlie rainbow in the east proves that the rain in these clouds is passing from us. When swallows fly... | |
 | 1829 - 762 sider
...morning in the west ; and, as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...proves that the rain in these clouds is passing from u>. When the «wallows fly high, fine weather il to be expected or continued ; but when they fly low... | |
 | John S. Skinner - 1829 - 436 sider
...morning in the west; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...wind, to us; whereas, the rainbow in the east, proves the rain in these cases is passing from us. When the swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected... | |
 | Library, John Baxter - 1830 - 594 sider
...morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains in this climate are usually brought by the westerly winds, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather...east, proves that the rain in these clouds is passing down from us. When the swullows fly high, fine weather is to be expected or continued; but when they... | |
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A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain, are opposite to the sun ; and in the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in the morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly... 
