 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 páginas
...fades in death, and requires the same operation as the bill of the toucan to make it keep its colour. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...every species of the feathered creation within his healing, are really surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius. This bird is easily domesticated... | |
 | 1846 - 872 páginas
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice ; but his figure is well-proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...really surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genins. In his native groves, mounted upon the top of a tall bush or half-grown tree, in the dawn of... | |
 | 1842 - 400 páginas
...entitle him to notice. But his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, an1J rapidity of his movements, the animation of his eye,...surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius. To these we may add that of a voice full, strong, and cousiTHE MOCKING-BIRD. 119 cal, and capable of almost... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 páginas
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice ; but his figure is well-proportioned, and 5 even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...really surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his 10 genius. To these qualities, we may add that of a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable of... | |
 | 1846 - 544 páginas
...recommend him, would scarcely entitle him to notice. But his figure is well proportioned and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity, of his movements,...the peculiarity of his genius. To these qualities may be added that of a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 páginas
...homeliest, has nothing gaudy or brilliant in it ; but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...of the feathered creation within his hearing, are preeminent. To these qualities may be added that of a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 616 páginas
...manner, as far excels Pennant and Harrington as the bird excels his fellowsongsters. Wilson tells that the ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...intelligence he displays in listening and laying up lessons, mark the peculiarity of his genius. His voice is full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every... | |
 | 1852 - 288 páginas
...mocking-bird has in it nothing gaudy or brilliant ; but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in laying up lessons from every species of the feathered creation, mark the peculiarity of his genius.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 1254 páginas
...excels his fellowsongsters. Wilson tells that the ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements, tho animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening and laying up his lessons, mark the peculiarity of his genius. His voice is full, strong, and musical, and capable... | |
 | 1854 - 428 páginas
...and accuracy of the excellent observers who describe it. Wilson thus pourtrays this polyglot : — "The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius. To these •rualitiea we may add that of a voice full, strong, musical, and capable of almost every modulation,... | |
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... and even handsome. The ease, elegance and rapidity of his movements, the animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening and laying up lessons from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are really surprising,... 
