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night raven
noun
- a bird that cries in the night.
night raven
noun
- poetic.any bird, esp the night heron, that is most active at night
Word History and Origins
Origin of night raven1
Example Sentences
"If M. le Marquis had a voice as hoarse as a night raven or as harsh as a rattle, I should still think he had a charming voice."
The magpie chatters long to the night bat Of thee; the locust boasts she is like thee; The wasp draws ample pleasure in thy shelter; And the night raven finds delight in thee.
The dismal croaking of the night raven, the hissing of serpents, the hoarse bellowing of wild bulls, the roaring of lions, the laughing of hyenas, and other hideous cries of all sorts of savage beasts.
Nothing," said the Jewess, "all about him is as black as the wing of the night raven.
Where brooding darkness spreads her jealous wings, And the night raven sings; There, under ebon shades and low-browed rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In deep Cimmerian darkness ever dwell.
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