| 1775 - 674 Seiten
...we were awakened by the finging of the birds : the number was incredible, and they ieemed to ftrain their throats in emulation of each other. This wild melody •was infinitely fuperior to any that we had ever heard of ihe fame kind ; it feemed to be like fmall bells, mod exquifitely... | |
| Andrew Kippis - 1788 - 326 Seiten
...the fhore, they were awakened by the finging of an incredible number of birds, who feemed to ftrain their throats in emulation of each other. This wild melody was infinitely 99 fuperior to any they had ever heard of the fame CHAP. kind, and feemed to be like fmall bells, moft... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 448 Seiten
...mile from the shore, and in the morning we •were awakened by the singing of the birds : the number was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats...other. This wild melody was infinitely superior to afly that we had ever heard of the fame kind; it seemed to be like small hells, most ex. quisTitely... | |
| General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...a mile from the shore, and in the morning we were awakened by the singing of the birds : The number was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats...to any that we had ever heard of the same kind ; it it seemed to be like small hells, exquisitely tuned, and perhaps the distance and the water between,... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 Seiten
...a mile from the shore, and in the morning we were awakened by the singing of the birds : The number was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats...the same kind ; it seemed to be like small bells, exquisitely tuned, and perhaps the distance and the water between, might be no small advantage to the... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 Seiten
...a mile from the shore, and in the morning we were awakened by the singing of the birds : The number was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats...the same kind ; it seemed to be like small bells, exquisitely tuned, and perhaps the distance and the water between, might be no small advantage to the... | |
| 1815 - 476 Seiten
...shore, and in the morning those on board were awakened by the singing of the birds, the number of which was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats in emulation of each other. This wild melody surpassed any thing of the kind which had been heard; it seemed to be like small bells, most exquisitely... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1824 - 528 Seiten
...a mile from the shore, and in the morning we were awakened by the singing of the birds : The number was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats...the same kind ; it seemed to be like small bells, exquisitely tuned, and perhaps the distance and the water between, might be no small advantage to the... | |
| Andrew Kippis - 1826 - 464 Seiten
...quarter of a mile from the shore, they were awakened by the singing of an ineredible number of birds, who seemed to strain their throats in emulation of each...other. This wild melody was infinitely superior to any they had ever heard of the same kind, and seemed to be like small bells, most exquisitely tuned. It... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 444 Seiten
...a mile from the shore, and in the morning we were awakened by the singing of the birds. The number was incredible, and they seemed to strain their throats...the same kind : it seemed to be like small bells, exquisitely tuned ; and perhaps the distance and the water between, might be no small advantage to... | |
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