 | 1804 - 538 sider
...our birds and fowls pleafe me-, without one exception, t fhould not indeed think of keeping a goofe in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlour, for die faLc of his melody ; but a gooia npon a common, or in a farm-yard, u no bad performer: And as to... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 sider
...beast in England whose voice I do not account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without...not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that 1 might hang him up in the parlour, for the sake of his melody, but a goose upon a common, or in a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 462 sider
...account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all ourbirdsand fowlsplease me, without one exception. I should not indeed think...insects, if the black beetle, and beetles indeed of all 244 hues, will keep out of my way, I have no objection to any of the rest ; on the contrary, in whatever... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 458 sider
...except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all ourbirdsand fowls please me, without oneexception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...to insects, if the black beetle, and beetles indeed ef all hues, will keep out of my way, I have no objection to any of the rest; on the contrary, in whatever... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 sider
...beast in England whose voice I do not account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without...performer ; and as to insects, if the black beetle, and 248 beetles indeed of all hues, will keep out of my wayt I have no objection to any of the rest ; on... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 sider
...beast in England whose voice I do not account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without...in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlour fur the sake of his melody; but a goose upon a common, or in a farmyard, is no had performer : and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 328 sider
...account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and flowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed...of his melody, but a goose upon a common, or in a farm yard, is no bad performer; and as to insects, if the black beetle, and beetles indeed of all hues,... | |
 | 1817 - 708 sider
...beast in England, whose voice I do not account musical, save, and except always, the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception ; and as to insects, if the black beetle, and beetles indeed of all hues, will keep out of my way,... | |
 | 1819 - 896 sider
...beaut in England, whose voice I do not accbunt musical, save and except only the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without...upon a common or in a farm-yard is no bad performer Seriously, however, it strikes me as a very observable instance of providential kindness to man, that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 sider
...beast in England whose voice I do not account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without...think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang lim up in the parlour f<# the sake of his melody', nit a goose upon a common, or in a farm yard, i»... | |
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Nature utters are delightful, at least in this country. I should not perhaps find the roaring of lions in Africa or of bears in Russia very pleasing; but I know no beast in England, whose voice I do not account musical, save and except always the braying... 
