 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - Medicine - 1814 - 614 pages
...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*... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...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... | |
 | England - 1826 - 952 pages
...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... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...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 - Anecdotes - 1826 - 380 pages
...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... | |
 | Scotland - 1826 - 1004 pages
...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 - Animal behavior - 1833 - 422 pages
...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 - Natural history - 1831 - 522 pages
...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... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...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 - Canada - 1832 - 292 pages
...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. 
