 ... 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,...  The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed - 286. oldalszerző: National cyclopaedia - 1884Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 oldal
...but Wilson has immortalized the bird with his graphic pen, and, in all humility, we lay down ours. " The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...qualities we may add that of a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every modulation from the clear mellow tones of the wood-thrush,... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 oldal
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice ; but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...qualities we may add that of a voice, full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from the clear, mellow tones of the wood-thrush,... | |
 | 1849 - 354 oldal
...inspiration, the first in the song to thy foreign friend, and listen to the song of the second:—" The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements;...qualities we may add, that of a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from the clear mellow tones of the wood thrush,... | |
 | 1850 - 492 oldal
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice ; but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...qualities we may add that of a voice, full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from the clear mellow tones of the wood-thrush,... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 oldal
...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 oldal
...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,... | |
 | John Cotton (F.Z.S.) - 1854 - 282 oldal
...to notice ; but his figure is well proportioned and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapiditv of his movements, the animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening to and laying up lessons from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are... | |
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