 All the sounds that 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...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 50edited by - 1805Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...beast in England whose voice I do not aecount musical, save and except always the braving of an at*. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without...not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlour for the sake of hie melody, a goose upon a common, or in a farm... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pages
...partner of them all." roarings of lions in Africa, or of bears in Russia, very pleasing; but I know of no beast in England, whose voice I do not account musical, save and except only the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception.... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 pages
...lions in Africa, or of bears in Russia, very pleasing ; but I know no beast in England whose voice 1 do not account musical, save and except always the...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... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pages
...should not perhaps find the roaring ot lions in Africa, or of bears in Russia, very pleasing; but I know no beast in England whose voice I do not account...please me, without one exception. I should not in-deed thinkof keeping s goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the parlour, for the sake of his mel-ody... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pages
...should not perhaps find tho roaring ol 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 brnying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception. I should... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 524 pages
...should iiot 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...an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please Xne, without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 464 pages
...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...I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cag«. that 1 might bang him up in the parlor for the sake of his mel(x* • *n*ta goose upon a common,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1856 - 430 pages
...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...notes of all our birds and fowls please me without an exception. I should not, indeed, think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1856 - 360 pages
...and except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me without an exception. I should 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... | |
 | William Cowper, James Robert Boyd - 1857 - 476 pages
...pleasing ; but I know no beast in England whoso voice I do not account musical, save and except •Iways the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please mo without one exception. I should not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cagu, that 1 might bang... | |
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