| Charles Brockden Brown - 1805 - Liczba stron: 500
...perhaps find the roaring of lions in Africa, or the growlings of bears in Russia very pleasing, but I know no beast in England whose voice I do not account...not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I 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 - Liczba stron: 462
...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...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... | |
| William Hayley - 1806 - Liczba stron: 458
...should not perhaps lind 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...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... | |
| William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809 - Liczba stron: 460
...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...not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlour for the sake of his melody, but a goose upon a common, or in a farm-yard,... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - Liczba stron: 316
...should not perhaps find the roaring of lions in Africa, or of bears in Russia, very pleasing; but 1 kuow no beast in England whose voice I do not account musical,...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,... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - Liczba stron: 414
...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 alwa)'s the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception.... | |
| 1817 - Liczba stron: 708
...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...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,... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - Liczba stron: 328
...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...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 cage, that... | |
| 1817 - Liczba stron: 694
...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, aave, ami except always, the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birdi and fowls please me, without... | |
| 1819 - Liczba stron: 896
...pleasing ; bat 1 know of no 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...not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlour for the sake of his melody, but a goose upon a common or in a farm-yard... | |
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