 ... for half an hour, or an hour, at a time. — His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he...  The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed - 286. oldalszerző: National cyclopaedia - 1884Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - 1814 - 614 oldal
...expressions of two, or at the most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity ;...with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. Me sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstacy... | |
 | 1813 - 496 oldal
...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,...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 oldal
...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...glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action arresting the eye, as his soag moat irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic eestacv—... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 oldal
...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;...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 oldal
...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;...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 oldal
...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,...glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy... | |
 | 1820 - 422 oldal
...expressions of two, three, or at most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and .rapidity,...glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy... | |
 | 1837 - 604 oldal
...two, three, or at the most five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity ;...with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy... | |
 | 1826 - 376 oldal
...expressions of two, three, or at most five or six syllables, generally interspersed with 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... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1823 - 300 oldal
...imitations, and all of them 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 with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly... | |
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