 ... dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers, his admirable song rises pre-eminent over every competitor. The ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment.  The Domestic Habits of Birds - Pàgina 325per James Rennie - 1833 - 379 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pàgines
...them. In his native groves, mounted on the top of a tall bush or half-grown tree, in the dawn of a dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with...the others seems a mere accompaniment. Neither is this strain altogether imitative. His own native notes, which are easily distinguishable by such as... | |
 | 1847 - 666 pàgines
...them. In his native groves, mounted on the top of a tall bush or half-grow u tree, fn the dawn of a those of Shakspeare, it is commonly a species. Such...distingnish Shakspeare from all other poets, and which Neither'!n this strain altogether imitative. His own native notes, which are easily dutingnishable,... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pàgines
...them. In his native groves, mounted upon the top of a tall bush or half-grown tree, in the dawn of dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with...the others seems a mere accompaniment. Neither is this strain altogether imitative. His own native notes, which are easily distinguishable by such as... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1849 - 416 pàgines
...them. In his native groves, mounted on the top of a tall bush or half-grown tree, in the dawn of a dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with...admirable song rises pre-eminent over every competitor. Tha ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment.... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 pàgines
...upon them. In his native groves, mounted on the top of a tall bush, or half-grown tree, in the dawn of dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with...song rises preeminent over every competitor. The ear listens to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment. Neither is... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill - 1851 - 610 pàgines
...which this inimitable songster is so famous. Wilson has truly observed of this delightful bird, that " the ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment." If all the birds of Jamaica were voiceless, except the Mocking-bird, the woods, and groves, and gardens... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pàgines
...melody:—" In his native groves, mounted upon the top of a tall bush or half grown tree, in the dawn of a dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with...music alone, to which that of all the others seems merely an accompaniment. His notes are bold and full, and varied seemingly beyond all limits. They... | |
 | 1852 - 422 pàgines
...which this inimitable songster is so famous. Wilson has truly observed of this delightful bird, that " the ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment." If all the birds of Jamaica were voiceless except the Mocking-bird, the woods, and groves and gardens,... | |
 | 1852 - 386 pàgines
...which this inimitable songster is so famous. Wilson has truly observed of this delightful bird, that " the ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment." If all the birds of Jamaica were voiceless except the Mocking-bird, the woods, and groves and gardens,... | |
 | 1852 - 288 pàgines
...the top of a tall bush in the dawn of a dewy morning, while the woods are vocal with warblers, his song rises preeminent over every competitor ! The...ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of the others seems a mere accompaniment. Neither is his strain altogether imitative. His native notes... | |
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