 It is of a melancholy visage, as sensible of nature's injury in framing so massie a body to be directed by complimental wings, such, indeed, as are unable to hoise her from the ground, serving only to rank her among birds. Her traine, three small plumes,...  The American Journal of Science and Arts - Page 571849Full view - About this book
 | 1849 - 792 lehte
...melancholy visage, as sensible of nature's injury in framing so maseie a body to be directed by complimeutal wings, such indeed as are unable to hoise her from...drest; for one half is hooded with down of a dark colour, the other half naked, and of a white hue, as if lawn were drawn over it ; her bill hooks and... | |
 | 1837 - 1032 lehte
...injurie in framing so great and massie a body to be directed by such small and complementall wings, 8`] WfX D) 5? N _ H[ Uj 5 p L ! ( d - 5 > m% prove her a bird ; which otherwise might be doubted of : her head is variously drest, the one halfe... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1837 - 488 lehte
...injurie in framing so great and massie a body to be directed by such small and complementall wings, as are unable to hoise her from the ground, serving only to prove her a bird ; which otherwise might be doubted of: her head is variously drest, the one halfe... | |
 | Percy Bolingbroke St. John - 1838 - 208 lehte
...visage, as if sensible of nature's injury in framing so massie a body to be directed by complimental wings, such indeed as are unable to hoise her from...only to rank her amongst birds. Her head is variously dressed ; for one half is hooded with down of a dark colour, the other half, naked, and of a white... | |
 | 1838 - 530 lehte
...injurie in framing so great and massie a body to be directed by such small and complemcntall wings, as are unable to hoise her from the ground, serving only to prove her a bird ; which otherwise might be doubted of: her head is variously drest, the one halfe... | |
 | Percy Bolingbroke St. John - 1843 - 218 lehte
...her amongst birds. Her head is variously dressed ; for one half is hooded with down of a dark colour, the other half, naked, and of a white hue, as if lawn...her bill hooks and bends downwards, the thrill or breathing-place is in the midst, from which part to the end the colour is of a light green mixed with... | |
 | 1848 - 422 lehte
...injurie in framing so great and massie a body to be directed by such small and complementall wings as are unable to hoise her from the ground, serving only to prove her a bird ; which otherwise might be doubted of: her head is variously drest, the one half hooded... | |
 | 1849 - 638 lehte
...melancholy visage, as sensible of nature's injury in framing so massie a body to be directed by complimentai wings, such indeed as are unable to hoise her from...color, the other half naked, and of a white hue, as if laxvn were drawn over it ; her bill hooks and bends downwards ; the thrill or breathing place is in... | |
 | 1849 - 864 lehte
...melancholy visage, as sensible of nature's injury in framing so massie a body to be directed by complimental wings, such indeed as are unable to hoise her from...drest; for one half is hooded with down of a dark colour, the other half uaked, and of a white hue, as if lawn were drawn over it ; her bill hooks and... | |
 | 1849 - 822 lehte
...as sensible of nature's injury in framing so massie a body to be directed by complimentai winiís, such indeed as are unable to hoise her from the ground...drest; for one half is hooded with down of a dark colour, the other half naked, and of a white hue, as if lawn were drawn over it ; her bill hooks and... | |
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