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... prostrate European. There are some barrels, in imitation of an organ, within the body of the tiger, and a row of keys of natural notes. The sounds produced by the organ are intended to resemble the cries of a person in distress, intermixed with the roar ...

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... not partake so much of the nature of the American mocking-bird, l he sky- lark, even after it has become peifect in its natural note, will catch that of any other bird that hangs nesr it. Few persons that keep canaries are aware that they sing chiefly ...

Published: Saturday 19 May 1838
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 294 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

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... shade when compared with the subject of our tiolice-ia common starling, which has been taught not only to lay aside its natural notes and siiia various airs with great exactness, but to chatter away with a'l the volubility and much of the quaintuess of ...

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... An inhabitant of Stourbridge possesses a canary which, having been kept in a cage bung in a yard, mingles with its natural notes the call of young chickens, tbe clucking of bens, and the chirping of sparrows. The yearly meeting of the British Association ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1848
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1251 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

Miscellaneous

... inhabitant of Stourbridge possesses a ca- ?? nary which, having been kept in a cage hung in per, a yard, mingles with its natural notes the call of ms, young chickens, the clucking of hens, and the me- chirping of sparrows. lce, A few days since a boy, about ...

Published: Tuesday 18 July 1848
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 5379 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

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... spell, And holy stillness reigns around. The team, tile thresher's it iii, Tiie wuodniiii's axe, their clamours cease, And nature's notes prevail, To humble bosoms echoing peace. The Sabbath bell the S.ibbatli bell How sweet on ears devout it falls While its ...

Miscellaneous

... earnestly-the 12 or 1-1 perorations of Mr. H17cE to every speech the veteran delivers -all these may be matters of good-natured note, but they have, of course, little to do with oratory. There are souse earnest men, chiefly young, who are ow. ing-up, ...

Published: Saturday 12 August 1854
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 7079 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

I T[ie Man About Town. I-I

... persons out of ten will produce thtuote G first of all, and that seems rather odd—it should be remarked that five good clear natural notes can be sounded on the coach horn, the C. G, C, E, and G. No other sounds can be accomplished, so that practi- cally no ...

Published: Tuesday 13 August 1889
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1613 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FIVE-STORIED SQUALOR. I

... children of the Sunny Southt centuries of oppression, poverty, and ignorance have sunk deep into their souls-so daep that the natural notes of joy have been fused with those of everlasting complaint. There is an outward and visible sign of teeming prosperity ...

Published: Tuesday 05 November 1889
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1500 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

NEWS IN BRIEF

... interesting case of a wild rabbit living in an almost tame condition is recorded by Helen J. Murray in the current number of Nature Notes, the Selborne Society's magazine. Mrs Paul, a fisherman's wife, living in a hut between Ardna- hem Farm and the mouth of ...

Published: Monday 28 November 1892
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1665 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

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... interesting case of a wild rabbit living in an almost tame condition is recorded by Helen J. Murray in the current number of Nature Notes, the Selborne Society's magazine. Mrs Paul, a fisherman's wife, livmg in a hut between Ardna- hem Farm and the mouth of ...

Published: Saturday 03 December 1892
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3851 | Page: 6 | Tags: News