A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without : No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all, And yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand, With every implement and means of... The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Page 350edited by - 1789Full view - About this book
| James Hurdis - Clergy - 1790 - 154 pages
...morning fong twitter'd to young-eyed day. But moft of all it wins my admiration, To view the ftructure of this little work, A bird's neft. Mark it well,...wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to infert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finifh'd. What nice hand With... | |
| James Hurdis - English poetry - 1819 - 168 pages
...day. But most of all it wins my admiration, To view the structure of this little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without. No tool had he that...wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finish'd ! What nice hand, With... | |
| James Hurdis - Clergy - 1793 - 160 pages
...• .1 ..~ J> , . . , . i • But moft of all it wins rny .admiration, ' . To view the flru£lur« of this little work, * * * > A .bird's neft. Mark...within, without. No tool, had he that wrought, no knife to'cafj l No nail to fix, no bodkin to infert>; No glue to join i his little beak was 'all. And yet... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - Anecdotes - 1798 - 372 pages
...But mod of all, it wins my admiration, " To view the ftrufture of this little work, " A bird's-neft. Mark it well, within, without : " No tool had he,...wrought, no knife to cut, " No nail to fix, no bodkin to infcrt, " No " No glue to join, his little beak was all. «• And yet how neatly finiftied. What nice... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - Birds - 1799 - 172 pages
...for life. CHAP. X. - It wins my admiration To view the structure of that little work, A bird's-nest'. Mark it well within, without: No tool had he that...wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join : his little beak was all, And yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand, With... | |
| William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...imitate. • • * i • ' •. • i . • . • . . • • * ' , Mark it well, within, without Mo tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to jo. n ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finish'd. What nice hand With... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...morning fong twittsr'd to young ey'd day. But moft of all it wins' my admiration, , To view the ftrufture of this little work, A bird's neft. Mark it well, within, without. No tool had be that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to infert, No glue to join; his little... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...day. But most of all it wins my admiration, To view the structure of this little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without. No tool, had he that...wrought, no knife to cut. No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet .how neatly finish'd. What nice hand Vr,ith... | |
| James Hurdis - 1810 - 358 pages
...day. But most of all it wins my admiration, To view the structure of this little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without. No tool had he that...wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No, glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finish'd ! What nice hand, With... | |
| Elizabeth Frank - Anecdotes - 1813 - 158 pages
...admiration, To view the structure of this little work, A Bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without. Xo tool had he that wrought; no knife to cut; No nail to fix; no bodkin to insert; No glue to join ; — his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished! What nice hand,... | |
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