 No tool had he who wrought; no knife to cut; No nail to fix; no bodkin to insert; No glue to join; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished! What nice hand, With every implement and means of art, • And twenty years apprenticeship to boot,...  Wonders of the animal kingdom. Birds - Seite 413von Wonders - 1848 - 484 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Tobias Smollett - 1789 - 594 Seiten
...' But moft of all it wins my admiration, To view the ftruclure of this little work, A bird's neft. Mark it well, within, without. ,No tool had he that...wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to inferr, No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finiflj'd. What nice hand With... | |
 | James Hurdis - 1790 - 154 Seiten
...day. But moft of all it wins my admiration, To view the ftructure of this little work, A bird's neft. Mark it well, within, without. No tool, had he that...wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to infert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finifh'd. What nice hand With... | |
 | James Hurdis - 1793 - 160 Seiten
...all it wins rny .admiration, ' . To view the flru£lur« of this little work, * * * > A .bird's neft. Mark it well, within, without. No tool, had he that wrought, no knife to'cafj l No nail to fix, no bodkin to infert>; No glue to join i his little beak was 'all. And yet... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1798 - 372 Seiten
...But mod of all, it wins my admiration, " To view the ftrufture of this little work, " A bird's-neft. Mark it well, within, without : " No tool had he,...wrought, no knife to cut, " No nail to fix, no bodkin to infcrt, " No " No glue to join, his little beak was all. «• And yet how neatly finiftied. What nice... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 Seiten
...imitate. • • * i • ' •. • i . • . • . . • • * ' , Mark it well, within, without Mo tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to jo. n ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finish'd. What nice hand With ev'ry implement and... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 Seiten
...view the ftrufture of this little work, A bird's neft. Mark it well, within, without. No tool had be that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to infert, No glue to join; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finifh'd. What-nice handj With... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1816 - 316 Seiten
...autumn and leave us in the spring. Tt wins my admiration To view the structure of that httle work— A bird's nest. Mark it well within, without; No tool had he that wrought; DO knife to cut; No nail to fix ; no bodkin to insert; No glue to join : bis little beak was all;—... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 Seiten
...other tools than a beak and two feet. It wins my admiration, To view the structure of lhat little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well within, without. No tool...insert, No glue to join : his little beak was all, Ami yet how neatly finished! What nice hand With every implement and means of art, And twenty years... | |
 | 1821 - 444 Seiten
...tools than a beak and two feet ! It wins my admiration, To view the structure of that little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well within, without. No tool...knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glui! to join : his little beak was all, And yet how neatly finished! What nice hand, With every implement... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1821 - 448 Seiten
...of the parent sitting upon them. It wins my admiration To view the structure of that little work— A bird's nest. Mark it well within, without; No tool had he that wrought; no knife to cat; No-nail to fix; no bodkin to insert; No glue to join: his little beak was all;— And yet how... | |
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