 | 1813 - 550 pages
...rapidity, sprightliness, grace, and rich decoration, she has bestowed profusely upon this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, the topaz, sparkle in its plumage,*...climates where they blow in perpetual succession. " It is in the hottest part of the new world that all the species of fly-birds are found. They are... | |
 | 1813 - 566 pages
...rapidity, sprightliness, grace, and rich decoration, she has bestowed profusely upon this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, the topaz, sparkle in its plumage,*...ground. It inhabits the air ; it flutters from flower to down- ; it breathes their freshness ; it feeds on their nectar, and resides in climates where they... | |
 | English literature - 1813 - 706 pages
...favourite. The emerald, the ruby, the topaz, ffarltUin its plumage*, which is never foiled by the duft of the ground. It inhabits the air ; it flutters from flower to flower ; it breathes their freftinefs ; it feeds on their neftar, and refides in climates where they blow in perpetual fuceeffion.... | |
 | 1813 - 702 pages
...favourite. The emerald, the ruby, the topaz, 'JparUe in its plumage*, which is never foiled by the duft of the ground. It inhabits the air; it flutters from flower to flower ; it breathes their freflinefs ; it feeds on their neftar, and refidcs in climates where they blow in perpetual fuc, ceflion.... | |
 | 1813 - 552 pages
...decoration, she has bestowed profusely upon this little favourite. The cmeVOL. II. 2D ED. 33 raid, the ruby, the topaz, sparkle in its plumage,* which is never soiled by the dust oi the ground. It inhabits the air; it flutters front flower to flower; it breathes their freshness;... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...amongst the others, she has bestowed profusely on this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, and the topaz, sparkle in its plumage, which is never soiled by the dust of the ground. It is inconceivable how much these brilliant birds add to the high finish and beauty of the western landscape.... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - America - 1823 - 374 pages
...amongst the others, she has bestowed profusely on this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, and the topaz, sparkle in its plumage, which is never soiled by the dust of the ground. It is inconcei rable how much these brilliant birds add to the high finished beauty of the western landscape.... | |
 | 1833 - 468 pages
...decoration — have been profusely bestowed upon this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, and the topaz, sparkle in its plumage, which is never soiled by the dust of the ground, for its whole life being aerial, it rarely alights on the turf. It dwells in the air, and flitting... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...sprightliness, grace, and rich decoration — have been profusely bestowed upon this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, the topaz, sparkle in its plumage, which is never soiled by the duat of the ground, for its whole life being aerial, it rarely lights on the turf. It dwells in the... | |
 | 1856 - 526 pages
...grace, and rich decoration — have been bestowed upon this little favourite. The emerald, the ruby, and the topaz sparkle in its plumage, which is never soiled by the ground, for its whole life being aerial, it rarely lights on the turf. It dwells in the air, and flitting... | |
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The emerald, the ruby, the topaz, sparkle in its plumage, which is never soiled by the dust of the ground. It inhabits the air; it flutters from flower to flower; it breathes their freshness; it feeds on their nectar, and resides in climates where they... 
