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Excerpt from Harmonia Ruralis, or an Essay Towards a Natural History of British Song Birds, Vol. 1: Illustrated With Figures the Size of Life, of the Birds, Male and Female, in Their Most Natural Attitudes; Their Nests and Eggs, Food, Favourite Plants, Shrubs, Trees, &C. &C., Faithfully Drawn, Engraved, and Coloured After Nature
Birds, considered in respect to the elegance of their shape, and diversity and brilliancy of their colours, are doubtless superior to any other class in the brute creation. Where can we find a more beautiful piece of mechanism than in the wing of a Bird displayed, or even in a Single feather, when minutely examined 9 There is an easy and elegant sweep in the outline which circumscribes a Bird, perhaps not to be found in that of any other animal, and the beauty'ul arrangement of the feathers in every part claims our admiration. 't is pity to observe, that in most figures of Birds, the feathers are either wholly disregarded, or else most vilely mangled, most wickedly deranged.
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Birds, considered in respect to the elegance of their shape, and diversity and brilliancy of their colours, are doubtless superior to any other class in the brute creation. Where can we find a more beautiful piece of mechanism than in the wing of a Bird displayed, or even in a Single feather, when minutely examined 9 There is an easy and elegant sweep in the outline which circumscribes a Bird, perhaps not to be found in that of any other animal, and the beauty'ul arrangement of the feathers in every part claims our admiration. 't is pity to observe, that in most figures of Birds, the feathers are either wholly disregarded, or else most vilely mangled, most wickedly deranged.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - James Bolton
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780666969101
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 336
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ISBN - 9781333755676
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 338
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