 | 1875 - 558 páginas
...MOCKING-BIRD. BY WILSON. Тпк intelligence whbh the American mocking-bird displays in listening to, and laying up lessons, from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, is really surprising, and marks the peculiarity of his genius. He possesses a voice full, strong, and... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 páginas
...as far excels Pennant and Barrington as the bird excels his fellow songster. 3. Wilson tells us that the ease, elegance and rapidity of his movements,...eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening to and laying up lessons, marks the peculiarity of his genius. His voice is full, strong and musical,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 412 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,...SURPRISING, and mark the peculiarity of his genius." 3. " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn : The first in MAJESTY... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 400 páginas
...figure is well-proportioned, and even HANDSOME. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his move' meats, the animation of his eye, and the INTELLIGENCE he...are really SURPRISING, and mark the peculiarity of hi* genius." 3. " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Jtali/, and England did adorn: T!\\Q... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1879 - 692 páginas
...the grace and elegnnce of its actions. The following is a portion of Wilson's description :—' Tlve ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements, the...within his hearing, are really surprising, and mark the peculia/ity of his genius. To these qualities we may add that of a voice, full, strong, musical, and... | |
 | Maurice Paterson - 1880 - 392 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,...surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius. 2. To these qualities we may add that of a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1884 - 650 páginas
...and the grace and elegance of its actions. The following is a portion of Wilson's description : — u The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...qualities we may add that of a voice full, strong, musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from the clear mellow tones of the wood-thrush to... | |
 | Loomis Joseph Campbell - 1884 - 442 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,...SURPRISING, and mark the peculiarity of his genius." 4. Portia. That light we see is burning in my hall. How far that little candle throws his beams! So... | |
 | Oriel readers - 1885 - 248 páginas
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice ; but his figure is well-proportioned, and even handsome. 2. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...displays in listening, and laying up lessons from almost i in MOCKIKG-BIRD. every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are really surprising,... | |
 | Alfred Henry Miles - 1895 - 462 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,...surprising, and mark the peculiarity of his genius. In his native groves, mounted upon the top of a tall bush or half grown tree, in the dawn of a dewy... | |
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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,... 
