 | Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to "determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot, with the legs of a sea-gull...him with mingled emotions of distress and delight. The colony has made the following progress : — Stock in 1788. Stock in 1817. Horned Cattle - - -... | |
 | John Timbs - 1840 - 430 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this, a parrot with the legs of a sea-gull...Englishmen ;— together with many other productions that agitated Sir Joseph, (Banks,) and filled him with emotions of distress and delight. — Sydney Smith.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 424 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot, with the legs of a sea-gull...him with mingled emotions of distress and delight. The colony has made the following progress :— Stock in 1788. Slock in 1817. Horned Cattle .... 5... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to determine whether it was a bird ora beast. Add to this a parrot, with the legs of a seagull...dimensions, that a side bone of it will dine three real camivorous Englishmen ; — together with many other productions that agitate Sir Joseph, and fill... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1845 - 530 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot, with the legs of a sea-gull ; a skate Tvith the head of a shark ; and a bird of such monstrous dimensions, that a side-bone of it will dine... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 386 sayfa
...utter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot, with the eyes of a sea-gull ; a skate, with the head of a shark...him with mingled emotions of distress and delight." — Id. p. 322. A Contrast. — " A picture is drawn of a clergyman with £I30 per annum , who combines... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his ntter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot, with the legs of a seagull...such monstrous dimensions, that a side bone of it wR dine three real carnivorous Englishmen ;— together W"i KV?'l°y other £ro'luctions that agitate... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 290 sayfa
...equals. He lived with country gentlemen and clergymen, who flattered and feared him." Oim'e.nsions, that a side bone of it will dine three real carnivorous...him with mingled emotions of distress and delight." — Works, vol. i., p. 322. A Contrast. — " A picture is drawn of a clergyman with j£130 per annum,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 sayfa
...utter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot, with the eyes of a sea-gull ; a skate, with the head of a shark ; and a bird of such monstrous * Marvel. f In excuse for thus sporting with the Doctor's wig while he was living, Sydney Smith added... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 sayfa
...latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to determine whether it was a bird or a beast. Add to this a parrot with the legs of a sea-gull...him with mingled emotions of distress and delight. The Colony has made the following progress :— Slock in 1788. In 1817. 170,920 17,842 47.564 20,379... | |
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Then comes a quadruped as big as a large cat, with the eyes, colour, and skin of a mole, and the bill and web-feet of a duck — puzzling Dr. Shaw, and rendering the latter half of his life miserable, from his utter inability to "determine whether it... 
