| 1834 - 700 páginas
...mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away — and as Mr Bartram has beautifully expressed it, "He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...strain." While thus exerting himself, a bystander would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial for skill — so perfect... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1835 - 248 páginas
...and descends as his song swells or dies away — and as Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...elevated strain.' While thus exerting himself a bystander would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial for ikill — ao perfect... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1837 - 344 páginas
...as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy. He mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away ; ' he bounds...an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, which expired in the last elevated strain.' " This admirable bird is a native of America, and is found... | |
| Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 páginas
...and descends as his song swells or dies away — and, as Mr. Bertram has beautifully expressed it, " he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...strain." While thus exerting himself, a bystander would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial for skill — so perfect... | |
| 1839 - 534 páginas
...descends. as his song swells and dies away ; and, as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While thus exerting himself, a bystander,... | |
| Samuel Willard - 1839 - 194 páginas
...with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued for half an hour, or an hour at a time. While he is thus exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole -feathered tribe had assembled together on -a trial of their skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect,... | |
| 1839 - 532 páginas
...descends as his song swells and dies away; and, as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While thus exerting himself, a bystander,... | |
| George Willson - 1840 - 298 páginas
...and descends, as his song swells or dies away, and, as Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recall his very soul, which expired in the last elevated strain.'1 While thus exerting himself, a bystander,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - 516 páginas
...mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away ; and as Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...strain." While thus exerting himself, a bystander would suppose that the whole feathered tribe had assembled together on a trial for skill, so perfect... | |
| 1846 - 872 páginas
...arresting the eye, as his song irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts or descends as his song swells or dies away...an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul which expired in the last elevated strain." The Mocking-bird is a native of Virginia and the other... | |
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