| English literature - 1789 - 688 pages
...fize, turned out the other, together with the young hedgefparrow and the unhatched egg. This conteft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared...to the top of the neft, and then funk down again, opprefTed by the weight of its burden ; till at length, after various efforts, the ftrongeft prevailed,... | |
| English literature - 1789 - 562 pages
...reirakibte. The combatants altenintelv арfeared ю luve the advantage, as each carrre-J the oilier feveral times nearly to the top of the neft, and then funk down again, oppreiled by tile weight of Its burden ; tilt at length, after various efforts, the ftrongeft prevailed,... | |
| 716 pages
...fize. turned out the other, together with the young hedge-fparrow and the unhatched egg. This conteft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared...to the top of the neft, and then funk down again, oppreffed by the weight of its burden; till at length, after M CH, 1789, 423 after various efforts,... | |
| History - 1789 - 622 pages
...together with the young hedge-fparrow and the unhatchrd egg. This contell was very remarkable. »'ole. The combatants alternately appeared to have the advantage, as each carried the oilier lèverai timea nearly * to the top ot the пей, and Chen lunk down again, .opprellcd by the... | |
| History - 1790 - 566 pages
...fize, turned out the other, together with the young hedge fparrow and the unhatched egg. This conteft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared...to the top of the neft, and then funk down again, oppreffed by the weight of its burden ; till at length, after various efforts, the ftrongeft prevailed,... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1790 - 646 pages
...fize, turned out the other, together with the young hedge fparrow and the unhatched egg. This conteft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared...to the top of the neft, and then funk down again, opprefled by the weight of its burden ; till at length, after various efforts, the ftrongeft prevailed,... | |
| History - 1790 - 562 pages
...:;-•-•, turned out the other, together with the young hedge fparrow ;md tbc unhatched egg. This conteft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared...carried the other feveral times nearly to the top of the nert, and then funk down again, opprefled by the weight of its burden ; till at length, alter various... | |
| English literature - 1789 - 682 pages
...fize, turned out the other, together with the young hedpcfparrow and the uuhatchxd egg. This contcft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared to have the advantage, as each carried the other fev<rral times nearly to the top of the ucfr, and then funk down again, opprefled by the weight of... | |
| Ebenezer Sibly - Astrology - 1802 - 420 pages
...fize, turned out the other, together with the young Viedge-fparrow and the unhatched egg. This conteft was very remarkable. The combatants alternately appeared...to the top of the neft, and then funk down again, opprefled by the weight of its burden; till at length, after various efforts, the ftrongeft prevailed,... | |
| William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...turned out the other, together with the young Hedge-sparrow and theunhatched egg. This contest, he adds, was very remarkable : the combatants alternately appeared to have the advantage, as each carried the other several times nearly to the top of the nest, and again sank down oppressed by the weight of its burthen... | |
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