| David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - Medicine - 1814 - 614 pages
...and faithfully. He run sover the quiverings of the Canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia Nightingale, or Red-Bird, with such superior execution...triumph in their defeat, by redoubling his exertions. > " This excessive fondness of variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His elevated... | |
| Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...Over the quiverings of the canary and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale or red bird, with such superior execution and effect,, that the...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. This excessive fondness for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His excellent... | |
| England - 1826 - 952 pages
...over the quavering of the Canary, and the clear whistling of the Virginia Nightingale, or Hed Bird, with such superior execution and efFect, that the mortified songsters feel their о wn inferiority, and become altogether silent, while he seems to triumph in their defeat by redoubling... | |
| Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 442 pages
...injured brood. He runs over the quiverings of the Canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia Nightingale or Red-bird, with such superior execution...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. " This excessive fondness for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His elevated... | |
| Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 464 pages
...and faithfully. He runs over the quiverings of the Canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia Nightingale, or Red-bird, with such superior execution...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. This excessive fondness for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His elevated... | |
| Hunting - 1819 - 424 pages
...or Redbird, with such о 2 superior superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters fed their own inferiority and become altogether silent,...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. Tliis excessive foixliiiMs for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his soug. Mis elevated... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...and faithfully; he runs over the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale, or redbird, with such superior execution...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. This excessive fondness for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His elevated... | |
| English literature - 1837 - 604 pages
...and fnithfully. He runs over the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale or redbird, with such superior execution...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. ***** Both in his native and domesticated state, during the solemn stillness of night, as soon ns the... | |
| Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...over the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale, or red bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. This excessive fondness for variety, however, in the opinion of some, injures his song. His elevated... | |
| Pierce Egan - Sports - 1823 - 300 pages
...the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale, or red-bird, witn such superior execution and effect, that the mortified...triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. ' '.•."•'• '.' ' This excessive fondness for varictj-, however, in the opinion of some, injures... | |
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