"Blackcock" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... stretch trackless moors, the solitude of which is broken only by the whimpling sound of the burns on their way to the valley below, the hum of bees gathering honey among the heather, the whirr of a blackcock on the wing, the plaintive cry of the ewes at lambing-time, or the sharp bark of the shepherd's dog gathering the ...
— The Life of Thomas Telford by Smiles • Samuel Smiles |
