 | David Hosack, John Wakefield Francis - 1814 - 614 strani
...descends as his song swells or dies away : and as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While thus exerting himself, a by-stander... | |
 | 1813 - 496 strani
...descends I as his song swells' or dies away ; and, as my friend Mr. Barlram has beautifully expressed it, "he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While thus exerting himI self, a by-stander,... | |
 | 1826 - 952 strani
...as his song swells or dies away : and, as my friend Sir Bartram has beautifully expressed it — ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired iu the last elevated strain*' While thus exerting himself, a by-stander destitute of sight, would suppose... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 464 strani
...descends as his song swells or dies away; and, as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " He bounds aloft " with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his "very soul, expired in the last elevated strain."* While thus exerting himself, a bystander... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 strani
...descends as his song swells or die* away; and, as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to * The reader is referred to our author's figure of this bird, which is one of the most spirited drawings... | |
 | 1820 - 422 strani
...sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away. While exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribe had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, so perfect... | |
 | 1826 - 376 strani
...mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away ; and, as it has been beautifully expressed, " he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribe had... | |
 | 1837 - 604 strani
...musicus of Uundin. ( Orpheus polyglottus. as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain.' While thus exerting himself, a bystander,... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1823 - 300 strani
...mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away ; which has thus been beautifully expressed. " He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...soul, expired in the last elevated strain." While exerting himself, a by-stander, destitute of sjg'ht, would suppose that the whole featheri:d tribe... | |
 | 1826 - 1004 strani
...descends as his song swells or dies away ; and, as my friend Mr Bartram has beautifully expressed it — ' He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as...last elevated strain.' While thus exerting himself, aby-stander destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together... | |
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Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed it, " He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recall his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain. 
