 | William Cowper - 1884 - Страниц: 356
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not, indeed, think...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 whatever... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1888 - Страниц: 314
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think...a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlor for the sake of his melody, but a goose upon a common, or in a farm-yard, is no bad performer... | |
 | Charles Dent Bell - 1889 - Страниц: 378
...of his charming letter?, I can say, — " The notes of all our birds and fowls please me without an exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a...upon a common or in a farmyard is no bad performer." Let me interest you in a gander. In our farmyard, among other fowl of various kinds, was a white gander,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1904 - Страниц: 506
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not, indeed, think...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 whatever... | |
 | 1817 - Страниц: 698
...always, the braying of an ass. The notes of nil 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, I have no objection to any of the rest ; on the contrary, in whatever... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 752
...exception. I should not, indeed, think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlor for the sake of his melody; but a goose upon a common,...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 whatever... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 744
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not, indeed, think...a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlor for the sake of his melody; but a goose upon a common, or in a farm-yard, is no bad performer.... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 754
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not, indeed, think...a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlor for the sake of his melody; but a goose upon a common, or in a farm-yard, is no bad performer.... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - Страниц: 744
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not, indeed, think...a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlor for the sake of his melody; but a goose upon a common, or in a farm-yard, is no bad performer.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1912 - Страниц: 520
...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think...no bad performer ; and as to insects, if the black beetles, and beetles indeed of all hues, will keep out of my way, I have no objection to any of the... | |
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... 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 of an ass. The notes of all our... 
