 | 1789 - 688 trang
...neft near hedge, th.v I c mid diftinctlv fee what was going forward in it ; and, to my aftonifhment, faw the young cuckoo, though fo newly hatched, in...of turning out the young hedge-fparrow. The mode of accomplifhing this was] very curious. The little animal, with the affiilance of its rump and win^s,... | |
 | 1789 - 602 trang
...extremity of a hedge, that I could diftinftly fee what was going forward in it : and, to my anon i (liment, faw the young cuckoo, though fo newly hatched, in...turning out the young hedge-fparrow. " The mode of accompliming this was very curious. The little animal, with the afliftance of its rump and wings, contrived... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 646 trang
...extremity of a hedge, that I could diftinilly fee what was going forward in it ; and, to my aftoniihment, faw the young cuckoo, though fo newly hatched, in...of turning out the young hedge-fparrow. The mode of accompliihing this was very curious. The little animal, with the affiftance of its rump and wings,... | |
 | 1790 - 566 trang
...of a hedge, that I could diftindliy fee what was going forward in it; and, to to my aftorulhrnent, faw the young cuckoo, though fo newly hatched, in the aft of turning out the young hedpe fparrow. The mode of accomplifliing this was very curious. The little animal, wi:h theaflillance... | |
 | 1789 - 682 trang
...extremity of a hedge, that I could Jittmctly fee what was going forward in it ; and, to my aftonilbment, faw the young cuckoo, though fo newly hatched, in the aft of turning out tbe young hedge-fparrow. Tbe mode of accomplifhing this was very curious. The little animal, with the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 trang
...astonishment, saw the young cuckoo, though so lately hatched, in the act of turning out the young hedgesparrow. The mode of accomplishing this was very curious. The little animal, with the assistance of its rump and wings, contrived to get the bird upon its back ; and making a lodgment for... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 trang
...saw the young cuckoo, though- so newly hatched, in the act of turning out the young hedge-sparrow,. The mode of accomplishing this was very curious. The little animal, with the assistance of its rump and wings, contrived to get the bird on its back, and fnaking a lodgement for... | |
 | 1831 - 652 trang
...saw the young cuckoo, though so lately hatched, in the act of turning out the young hedge-sparrow. The mode of accomplishing this was very curious; the little animal, with the assistance of its rump and wings, contrived to get the bird upon its back, and making a lodgment for... | |
 | 1833 - 618 trang
...saw the young cuckoo, though so lately hatched, in the act of turning out the young hedge-sparrow.The mode of accomplishing this was very curious: the little animal, with the assistance of its rump and wings, contrived to get the bird upon its back, and, making a lodgment for... | |
 | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 trang
...saw the young Cuckoo, though so lately hatched, in the act of turning out the young hedge-sparrow. The mode of accomplishing this was very curious : the little animal, with the assistance of its rump and wings, contrived to get the bird upon its back, and making a lodgment for... | |
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... of the nest till it reached the top, where, resting for a moment, it threw off... 
