 | 716 pagina’s
...its load with a jerk, and quite difengagcd it from th« -ncft. It remained in this fituation a fhort time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the bufinefft was properly executed, and then dropped into the neft again. With the extremities of its... | |
 | 1789 - 622 pagina’s
...properly executed ; and then dropped into the nert again; With the extremities of its wings I havd often feen it examine, as it were, an egg and nettling before it be^an it» operations; and the nice fenfibility which thefe parts appeared to poffefs, feemed fulriciently... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 646 pagina’s
...its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from the neft. It remained in this fituation a íhoi t time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings,...have often feen it examine, as it were, an egg and neftling before it began its operations ; and the nice feniibility which thefe parts appeared to poifefs... | |
 | 1790 - 566 pagina’s
...neft. It remained in this fituation a (hort time, feeling about with the extremities of its wina;s as if to be convinced whether the bufinefs was properly...have often feen it examine, as it were, an egg and neftling before it began its operations ; and the nice feniibility which thefe parts appeared to poflefs... | |
 | 1789 - 682 pagina’s
...off its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from tbe neft 1C remained in this Qtuation a fhort time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the budnefi was properly executed, and then dropped into the neft again. With the extremities of its wings... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - 1802 - 420 pagina’s
...its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from the neft.* It remained in this fuuation a fhort time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings,...have often feen it examine, as it were, an egg and neftling before it began its operations; and the nice fenfibility which thefe parts appeared to poffefs,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pagina’s
...a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. After remaining a short time in this situation, and feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced that the business was properly executed, it dropped into the nest again. Mr. J, made several experiments... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 pagina’s
...load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. It remained in this situation for a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the business was properly executed, and then dropped into the nest again. With these, the extremities of... | |
 | 1816 - 338 pagina’s
...a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest: after remaining a short time in this situation, and feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced that the business was properly executed, it dropped into the nest again." Mr J. made several experiments... | |
 | 1823 - 626 pagina’s
...with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from he nest. After remaining a short time in this situation, and feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced that the insiness was properly executed, it dropped into the nest again. Mr. Fenner made several experiments... | |
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... of the nest till it reached the top, where resting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. 
