The Scots called it the ‘wild calloo’ from the unearthly call it had which seemed almost to bewitch fisher-folk hunting for herring in calm autumn nights off the Scottish Isles.

If you’re a bird, be an early bird— But if you’re a worm, sleep late.

The professor delivered a soporific lecture.

The God we now behold with open'd eyes; A herd of spotted panthers round him lies In glaring forms; the grapy clusters spread On his fair brows, and dangle on his head.