 And by that warbling bird, the wood-lark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast and the wren. The yellow-pate ; which though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she.  The Retrospective Review - Page 1111854Full view - About this book
 | Michael Drayton - 1753 - 434 lehte
...moduleth her tunes fo admirably rare, As man to fet in parts at firft had learn'd of her. To philomel the next, the linet we prefer •, And by that warbling bird, the wood-lark place we then, The red-fparrow, the nope, the red-breaft, and the wren, The yellow-pate :... | |
 | 1793 - 810 lehte
...moduleth her tunes fo admirably rare, As man to fet in parts at firft had learn'd of her. To philnmel the next, the linet we prefer; And by that warbling bird, the wood-lark pl»ct we thin, The red-fparrow, the nope, the red-bread, ud the wren. 1 he yellow-pate ;... | |
 | 1843 - 684 lehte
...learn'd of her. To Philomel the next, the linnet we prefer ; And by that warbling bird, the wood-lark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast, and the wren. The yellow-pate ; which though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. And of these chaunting... | |
 | Edward Moor - 1823 - 560 lehte
...to that lird. To philomel the next, tlie linnet wn prefer. And b^y that warbling bird the wood-lark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast , and the wren, -s The yellow-pate. l)ruyt, Polytitb. xiii. 915. " By the red-sparrow, he probably meant what is now... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 lehte
...learn 'd of her. To philomel, the next, the linnet we prefer ; And, by that warbling bird, the woodlark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast, and the wren, The yellow-pate; which, though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. And of these chanting fowls,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 466 lehte
...learned of her. To Philomel the next the linnet we prefer ; And by that warbling bird the woodlark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the redbreast, and the wren ; The yellow-pate, which, though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. And, of these chauting... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 lehte
...learned of her. To Philomel the next, the linnet we prefer ; And by that warbling bird, the woodlark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the redbreast, and the wren. The yellow-pate, which, though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. And of these chanting fowls,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 lehte
...learn 'd of her. To Philomel, the next the linnet we prefer ; And by that warbling bird the wood-lark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast, and the wren. The yellow-pate ; which, though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. And of these chauuting... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 lehte
...h-ani'd of her. To Philomel the next, the linnet we prefer ; And by that warbling bird, the wood-lark has been frequently printed. From one of these she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. Anil of these chaunting... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 lehte
...learn'd of her. To Philomel the next, the linnet we prefer ; And by that warbling bird, the wood-lark place we then, The red-sparrow, the nope, the red-breast and the wren. The yellow-pate ; which though she hurt the blooming tree, Yet scarce hath any bird a finer pipe than she. And of these chanting fowls,... | |
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