 He runs 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 mortified songsters feel their own inferiority and become altogether silent, while he seems...  The New England Farmer - Page 2901861Full view - About this book
 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - Medicine - 1814 - 614 pages
...mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheel-barrow follow, with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though of considerable length, fully and faithfully. He run sover the quiverings of the Canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia Nightingale, or Red-Bird,... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...the mewing of the cat, the creakiugof a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though...the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale or red bird, with such superior execution and effect,, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority,... | |
 | England - 1826 - 952 pages
...mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great rapidity and truth. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though...considerable length, fully and faithfully. He runs over the quavering of the Canary, and the clear whistling of the Virginia Nightingale, or Hed Bird, with such... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 464 pages
...mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow, with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though...Nightingale, or Red-bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent; while... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 442 pages
...hen hurries about with hanging wings, and bristled feathers, clucking to protect her injured brood. He runs over the quiverings of the Canary, and the...Nightingale or Red-bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent; while... | |
 | Hunting - 1819 - 424 pages
...mewing of t lie cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though...of the Virginia Nightingale, or Redbird, with such ะพ 2 superior superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters fed their own inferiority... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...barking of a dog, the mewing of a cat, the creaking of a wheelbarrow, follow with truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though...nightingale, or redbird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent, while... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his matter, though of considerable length, fully and faithfully....the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale, or red bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority,... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 604 pages
...mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow, with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though of considerable length, fully and fnithfully. He runs over the quiverings of the canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia nightingale... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1823 - 300 pages
...a passing wheelbarrow, are followed with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught hint by his master, though of considerable length, fully...whistlings of the Virginia nightingale, or red-bird, witn such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and... | |
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