 | 1804 - 538 페이지
...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... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1805 - 500 페이지
...always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...to insects, if the black beetle, and beetles indeed of all hues, will keep out of my way, I have no objection to any of the rest ; on the contrary, iii... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 페이지
...always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should 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 페이지
...except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all ourbirdsand fowlsplease me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...to- 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,... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - 460 페이지
...always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...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 페이지
...always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose 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... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 페이지
...alwa)'s the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...to insects, if the black beetle, and beetles indeed of all hues, will keep out of my way, I have no objection to any of the rest ; on the contrary, in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 328 페이지
...always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and flowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...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,... | |
 | 1819 - 896 페이지
...only the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a...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 페이지
...always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. that I found very pathetic. It would be strange if in these two particul 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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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 of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please... 
