... are bold and full, and varied seemingly beyond all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity ;... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 2321826Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - 1814 - 614 pagine
...beyond all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, or at the most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. Me sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstacy — he mounts and descends as his song swells... | |
| 1813 - 496 pagine
...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or at the most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...undiminished ardour, for half an hour or an hour at n time. His expanded wings and tail glistening ! with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action,... | |
| 1826 - 952 pagine
...imitations, andall of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity. and continued, with ivn diminished ardour, for half an hour, or an hour at a time. His...buoyant gaiety of his action arresting the eye, as his soag moat irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic eestacv— he mounts and descends... | |
| Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 pagine
...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or at the most five or six syllables; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gayety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round... | |
| Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 464 pagine
...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or at the most five or six syllables; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gayety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round... | |
| 1819 - 424 pagine
...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or at the most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...action arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts and descends as his song swells... | |
| 1820 - 422 pagine
...beyond all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or at most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...action arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts and descends as his song swells... | |
| 1837 - 604 pagine
...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or at the most five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts and descends as his song swells... | |
| 1826 - 376 pagine
...imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued with undiminished ardour. The buoyant gaiety of his action arresting the eye, as his song most irresistably does the ear, he sweeps round with an enthusiastic ecstacy ; he mounts and descends as... | |
| Pierce Egan - 1823 - 300 pagine
...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or, at the most, live or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued, withundin fmished ardour, for half an hour or an hour at a time. His" expanded wings and tail glittering... | |
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