Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853

Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853 - A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

This text contains Greek words such as . Overlines indicating abbreviations will also be encountered: Dne. You may want to change fonts if any of the preceding characters render as ? or boxes on your screen or the overlines appear adjacent rather than over the appropriate letters. If your system allows for it, hovering over Greek text will show a transliteration. Transliterations and transcriber notes in the text are identified by red dashed underlines as shown above. Archaic spellings and inconsistent hyphenation have been left as originally printed. Having lately been making some research among our British poets, as to the character of the nightingale's song, I was much struck with the great quantity and diversity of epithets that I found applied to the bird. The difference of opinion that has existed with regard to the quality of its song, has of course led the poetical adherents of either side to couple the nightingale's name with that very great variety of adjectives which I shall presently set down in a tabular form, with the names of the poetical sponsors attached thereto. And, in making this the subject of a Note, I am only opening up an old Query; for the character of the nightingale's song has often been a matter for discussion, not only for poets and scribblers, but even for great statesmen like Fox, who, amid all the anxieties of a political life, could yet find time to defend the nightingale from being a "most musical, most melancholy" bird. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 22369
Author: Various
Release Date: Aug 21, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Bell, George, 1814-1890