... piercing notes may be softened by distance before they reach the ear; while the mellow blackbird seeks the inferior branches. Should the sun, having been eclipsed with a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the goldfinch... The Quarterly Journal - Página 1421825Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 páginas
...goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear its song poured forth in a strain peculiarly energetic ; while the sun, full shining on his beautiful plumes,...of the cuckoo blend with this cheering concert in a pleasing manner, and for a short time are highly grateful to the ear. But sweet as this singular song... | |
| 1838 - 444 páginas
...been eclipsed with a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear his song poured...beautiful plumes, displays his golden wings and crimson chest to charming advantage. " The notes of the cuckoo blend with this cheering concert in a perfectly... | |
| John Baron - 1838 - 490 páginas
...been eclipsed with a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear his song poured...beautiful plumes, displays his golden wings and crimson chest to charming advantage. The notes of the cuckoo blend with this cheering concert in a perfectly... | |
| 1851 - 278 páginas
...goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear its song poured forth in a strain peculiarly energetic ; while the sun, full shining on his beautiful plumes,...of the cuckoo blend with this cheering concert in a pleasing manner, and for a short time are highly grateful to the ear. But sweet as this singular song... | |
| Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 páginas
...goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear its song poured forth in a strain peculiarly energetic; while the sun, full shining on his beautiful plumes,...of the cuckoo blend with this cheering concert in a pleasing manner, and for a short time are highly grateful to the ear.. But sweet as this singular song... | |
| John Timbs - 1869 - 374 páginas
...having been eclipsed by a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the Goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear his song poured forth in a strain peculiarly energetic ; while the sun, full shining on his beautiful plumes, displays his golden wings and crimson crest... | |
| 1872 - 420 páginas
...having been eclipsed by a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear his song poured forth in a strain so peculiarly energetic, while the sun, shining on his beautiful plumes, displays his golden wings... | |
| New reader - 1879 - 330 páginas
...goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear its song poured forth, in a strain peculiarly energetic ; while the sun, full shining on his beautiful plumes,...golden wings and crimson crest to charming advantage. Indeed a burst of sunshine on a cloudy day, or after a heavy shower, seems always to wake up a new... | |
| 1911 - 386 páginas
...been eclipsed with a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear his song poured...beautiful plumes, displays his golden wings and crimson chest to charming advantage. The notes of the cuckoo blend with this cheering concert in a perfectly... | |
| 1911 - 386 páginas
...been eclipsed with a cloud, shine forth with fresh effulgence, how frequently we see the goldfinch perch on some blossomed bough, and hear his song poured forth in a strain peculiariy energetic, much more sonorous and lively now than at any other time; while the sun, full... | |
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