 | Nathaniel Wanley - 1806 - 450 páginas
...wonderful. One appeared as deaJ, and was held up by the tail or claw without shewing any signs of lilt ; a second, stood on its head, with its claws in the air ; a third mimicked a Dutch milk maid going to market with puils on us shoulder . ; a fourth mimicked a Venetian... | |
 | 1823 - 496 páginas
...ihcm appeared as dead, and was held up by the tail or claw, without showing any sign of life ; and the second stood on its head, with its claws in the air ; a third mimicked a Dutch milk-maid going to market, with pails on its shoulders ; a fouith mimicked a Venetian... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 páginas
...dead, and wis held up by the tail or claw without exhibiting any signe of life ; a second stood on ita head with its claws in the air ; a third imitated a Dutch milkmaid going to market, with (•Us on its shoulders ; a fourth mimicked a Venetian girl looking out at a window ; a fifth appeared... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1837 - 230 páginas
...these were principally, if not wholly, goldfinches. One appeared dead, and was held up by the foot without exhibiting any signs of life. A second stood on its head with its feet in the air. A third imitated a Dutch milk-maid going to market, with pails on its shoulders. A... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 páginas
...signs of life. A second balanced itself upon its head, with its claws in the air. A third imitated a milkmaid going to market, with pails on its shoulders. A fourth, mimicked a Venetian girl, looking out of a window. A fifth acted the soldier, and mounted guard as a sentinel. A sixth was a cannonier, with... | |
 | Miles's Boy (pseud) - 1845 - 602 páginas
...Sieur Roman exhibited his birds, which were goldfinches, linnets, and canaries. One appeared dead, and was held up by the tail or claw without exhibiting...with its claws in the air; a third imitated a Dutch milk-innid going to market, with pails on its shoulders; a fourth mimicked a Venetian girl looking... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 344 páginas
...them to a surprising pitch of obedient docility. One would feign to be dead, and suffer itself to be held up by the tail or claw, without exhibiting any signs of life; another would stand on its head, elevating its tail and feet in the air; a third would imitate a Dutch... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1852 - 502 páginas
...the wonderful performances of several goldfinches, linnets, and canaries. One appeared to be dead, and was held up by the tail or claw without exhibiting...shoulders. A fourth mimicked a Venetian girl, looking out of a window. A fifth represented a soldier, on guard as a sentinel. The sixth was a cannoneer, wore... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 644 páginas
...the wonderful performances of several goldfinches, linnet-, and canaries. One appeared to be dead, and was held up by the tail or claw without exhibiting...shoulders. A fourth mimicked a Venetian girl, looking oiit of a window. A fifth represented a soldier, on guard as a sentinel. The sixth was a cannoneer,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 1254 páginas
...Sieur Roman exhibited his birds, which were goldfinches, linnets, and canaries. One appeared dead, and was held up by the tail or claw without exhibiting...third imitated a Dutch milk-maid going to market, with a pail on her shoulders ; a fourth mimicked a Venetian girl looking out at a window ; a fifth appeared... | |
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One appeared dead, and was held up by the tail, or claw, without exhibiting any signs of life. A second stood on its head, with its claws in the air. A third imitated a Dutch milkmaid going to market, with pails on her shoulders. 
