 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
 | Art - 1858 - 210 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...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... | |
 | War office - 1858 - 578 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...musical, save and except always the braying of an ass. — COWPER. GEOMETRICAL DRAWING. CAPT. HUTCHINSON, RB". Maximum Number of Marks . . 350 [Additional... | |
 | Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - 1858 - 362 pages
...pleasing;12 but I know no beast13 in England whoso voice I do not account musical,14 save and except15 always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls please me, without one exception.10 I should not indeed think17 of keeping a goose in a cage,18 first person singular and... | |
 | 1860 - 784 pages
...roaring of lions in Africa or of bears in Russia verv pleasing, but I know no beast in England wiiose voice I do not account musical, save and except always...not indeed think of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might hang him up in the * He alludes to the new mode of Cranking. parlor for the sake of his melody,... | |
 | Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1860 - 360 pages
...In French, the reverse of the English takes place here : it is the thing bought which is the direct except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls1 please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think 2 of keeping a goose in a cage,... | |
 | James Philemon Holcombe - 1866 - 540 pages
...should not, perhaps, find the roaring of lions in Africa, or of bears in Kussia, 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 parlor for the sake of his melody ; but a goose upon William Oowper to R&v.... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 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...indeed, think of keeping a goose in. a cage, that I might hang her up in the parlour for the sake of her melody; but a goose upon a common, or in a farm-yard,... | |
 | Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1869 - 382 pages
...bought which is the direct except always the braying of an ass. The notes of all our birds and fowls1 please me, without one exception. I should not indeed think - of keeping a goose in a cage, that I might3 hang him up in the parlour for the sake of4 his melody ; but a goose upon a common,5 or in... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1871 - 356 pages
...lions in Africa, or of bears in Russia, very pleasing ; "but I know no beast in England whose voice l do not account musical, save and except always the braying of an ass." The gentle bard of Olney was almost sore upon this subject. In a letter to Unwin he apologizes for an abrupt... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1872 - 348 pages
...might 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...save and except always the braying of an ass." The gentle bard of Olney was almost sore upon this subject In a letter to Unwin he apologizes for an abrupt... | |
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