Chamber's Cyclopædia of English literature; a history, critical and biographical, of authors in the English tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writings . estroyso much. The sportsmen proceed onwards to-gether, and they agree each to commend hisrecreation or favourite pursuit. Piscator alludesto the virtue and contentedness of anglers, butgives the precedence to his companions in discours-ing on their different crafts. The lover of hawkingis eloquent on the virtues of air, the element thathe trades in, and on its various winged describes
Chamber's Cyclopædia of English literature; a history, critical and biographical, of authors in the English tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writings . estroyso much. The sportsmen proceed onwards to-gether, and they agree each to commend hisrecreation or favourite pursuit. Piscator alludesto the virtue and contentedness of anglers, butgives the precedence to his companions in discours-ing on their different crafts. The lover of hawkingis eloquent on the virtues of air, the element thathe trades in, and on its various winged describes the eager falcon making her highwayover the steepestmountains anddeepest rivers,and, in her glori-ous career, look-ing with con-tempt upon thosehigh steeples andmagnificent pal-aces which weadore and wonderat. The singingbirds, those littlenimble musiciansof the air, lliatwarble forth theircurious dittieswith which naturehath furnishedthem to the shameof art, are des-canted upon withpure poetical feel-ing and expres-sion. The SingingBirds. As first the lavk,when she means torejoyce, to chearherself and thosethat hear her, shethen quits the earth,and sings as sheascends higher into the air. IZAAK VVALTOX. From the Picture by Jacob Huysman in the National Portrait Gallery. and having ended herheavenly imployment, grows then mute and sad, to thinkshe must descend to the dull earth, which she would nottouch but for necessity. How do the blackbird and throssel, with their melo-dious voices, bid welcome to the cheaiful spring, and intheir fixed mouths warble forth such dilties as no art orinstnmient can reach to ! Nay, the smaller birds also do the like in their par-ticular seasons, as, namely, the leverock [skylark], thetitlark, the little linnet, and the honest robin, that lovesmankind both alive and dead. But the nightingale, another of my airj creatures,breaths such sweet loud musick out of her little instru-mental throat that it might make mankind to thinkmiracles are not cease
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