His name was Spiridon, he was a charismatic Corfiote, and his exuberance was inexhaustible.

these laces, ribbands, and these faules

Many of the neighboring birds had already begun their preliminary chirps, sending out those quirky little twits and tweeps that announce their presence […]

Religious ignorance was probably particularly common in the heath and forest areas, where society was less rigid and disciplined than in the stable, nucleated villages of the fielden communities.