 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - 1814 - 614 pàgines
...powers, he spreads his wings, expands his tail, and throws himself around the cage in all the ecstacy of enthusiasm, seeming not only to sing, but to dance,...making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable melody." Vol. II. p. 17, 18, 19. It would be doing injustice to the artisans engaged in this work,... | |
 | 1813 - 496 pàgines
...measure of his own music. Both in his native and domesticated state, during the solemn stillnessof night, as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty,...the livelong night with a full display of his vocal powers,making the whole neighbourhood ring witu his inimitable melody. A certain anonymous author,... | |
 | 1826 - 952 pàgines
...music. Both in his native and domesticated state, during the solemn stillness of night, as soon л» the moon rises in silent majesty, he begins his delightful...whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley." Mr Wilson is excessively irate with the Поп. Daines Barrington for a communication of his iu the... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 464 pàgines
...as the moon rises in silent majesty, he begins his delightful solo; and serenades us the live long night with a full display of his vocal powers, making...neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley. * Were it notto seem invidious in the eyes of foreigners, I might in this place make a comparative statement... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 pàgines
...night, as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty, he begins his delightful solo; and serenades us with a full display of his vocal powers, making the...whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley. " I will give but one example more of our author's descriptive powers, and that will be found in his... | |
 | 1819 - 424 pàgines
...seeming not only to slug, but to dunce, keeping time to the measure of his music. Both in his native und domesticated state, during the solemn stillness of...vocal powers, making the whole neighbourhood ring wiih his inimitable -medley. COURSING. — NORTH BRITAIN, ОСТОВЕ II lo. dog Vich Jan Vhor, late... | |
 | 1820 - 422 pàgines
...to the measure of his music. Both in bis native and domesticated state, during the solemn stilness of night, as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty,...serenades us the livelong night with a full display of his rocal powers, making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley. — (American Ornithology,... | |
 | 1826 - 376 pàgines
...the ecstasy of enthusiasm, seeming not only to sing, but to dance, keeping time to the measure of his music. Both in his native and domesticated state,...full display of his vocal powers, making the whole nighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley. INCONSOLABLE GRIKF. In the parish of St. Olave, Too'.ey... | |
 | 1837 - 604 pàgines
...exertions. ***** Both in his native and domesticated state, during the solemn stillness of night, as soon ns the moon rises in silent majesty, he begins his delightful...whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley." But we must return to the singing birds of Britain, which may be divided into two classes, the regular... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1823 - 300 pàgines
...to the measure of his music. Both in his native and domesticated state, during the solemn stilness of night, as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty,...whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley. BIIID of wonder! nature's dariir.j! Little vocal prodigy ! Blackbird, lin"et, thrush, or starling,... | |
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... discover, with astonishment, that the sole performer in this singular concert is the admirable bird now before us. During this exhibition of his powers, he spreads his wings, expands his tail, and throws himself around the cage in all the ecstasy... 
