 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - 1814 - 614 sidor
...sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstacy — he mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away : and as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed...had assembled together, on a trial of skill, each trying to produce his utmost effect ; so perfect are his imitations, he many times deceives the sportsman*... | |
 | 1813 - 496 sidor
...strain." While thus exerting himI self, a by-stander, destitute of 1 sight, would suppose that all the feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial...to produce his utmost effect, so perfect' are his imitaticuis. ; He many timesxleccivesthe sports: man and sends hipi in search of birds, that arc perhaps... | |
 | 1826 - 952 sidor
...He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired iu the last elevated strain*' While thus exerting himself,...the whole feathered tribes had assembled together ou a trial of skill, each striving to produce hia utmost ett'ect, so perfect are his imitations. He... | |
 | 1820 - 422 sidor
...sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away. While exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribe had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, so perfect... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 sidor
...celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribe had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, so perfect... | |
 | 1826 - 1004 sidor
...beautifully expressed it — ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain.' While thus exerting himself, aby-stander destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together... | |
 | James Rennie - 1833 - 422 sidor
...beautifully expressed it, ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain...destitute of sight, would suppose that the Whole feathered tribe had assemble^} together, p^ t Tiwls, p, 33, Intrsd, W * 9 a trial of skill ; each striving to... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 522 sidor
...recall his very soul, expired.in the last elevated strain." While thus exerting himself a bystander would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial for skill — so perfect are his imitations. The Mocking Bird loses little of the power and energy... | |
 | 1832 - 478 sidor
...it, ' he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, which expired in the last elevated strain.' While thus exerting...skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect ; — eo perfect are his imitations. He many times deceives the sportsman, and sends him in search... | |
 | Godfrey Thomas Vigne - 1832 - 292 sidor
...beautifully expressed it: " he bounds aloft with the rapidity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain....destitute of sight would suppose, that the whole feathered tribe had assembled together, each striving to produce his utmost effort, so perfect are his imitations.... | |
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Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain. 
