 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - Medicine - 1814 - 614 pages
...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,... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice; but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...of almost every modulation, from the clear mellow notes of the woodthrush to the savage scream of the bald eagle. In measure and accent he faithfully... | |
 | England - 1826 - 952 pages
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice, but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his movements,...and the intelligence he displays in listening and in laying up lessons froin almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, are really... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 442 pages
...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,... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 464 pages
...him, would scarcely entitle him to notice, but his figure is well proportioned, and even handsome. The ease, elegance and rapidity of his movements,...peculiarity of his genius. To these qualities we may add thatof a voice full, strong, and musical, and capable of almost every modulation, from the clear mellow... | |
 | Hunting - 1819 - 424 pages
...even handsome, The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his move* mnits, the animation of his eye> .•mil the intelligence he displays in listening, and laying...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,... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...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... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 604 pages
...bird with his graphic pen, and, in all humility, we lay down ours. " The ease, elegance, and rhpidity of his movements, the animation of his eye, and the...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,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...MOCKING BIRD. The intelligence (says Wilson) which the American mocking bird displays in listening to, and laying up, lessons from almost every species of the feathered creation within his hearing, is really surprising, and marks the peculiarity of his genius. He possesses a voice full, strong, and... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1823 - 300 pages
...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... | |
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... 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,... 
