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" And what a length of tail behind! How slow its pace! And then its hue, — Who ever saw so fine a blue? "
Bewick's Select Fables of Ęsop and Others: In Three Parts to which are ... - Page 251
by Aesop - 1886 - 312 pages
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...Cameleon's form and nature. » A stranger animal, » cries one, « Sure never liv'tl beneath the sun: n A. lizard's body , lean and long , » A fish's head , a serpent's tongue , n Its tooth with triple claw disjoin'd ; » And what a length of tail behind ! » How slow its pace...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...chat, Now talk'd of this and then of that, Discours'da while, 'mongst other matter, Of the Campion's form and nature. " A stranger animal, cries one, "...claw disjoin'd " And what a length of tail behind t " How slow its pace ! and then its hue — " Who ever saw so fine a blue ?" " Hold there, the other...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...pass'd, And on their way in friendly chat, Now talk'd of this, and then gf that, Discoiirs'd awhile, 'mongst other matter Of the Camelion's form and nature....lean and long, " A fish's head, a serpent's tongue, " It's foot with tripple claw disjoin'd.: " AM what a length of tail behind ! ." How slow its pace...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...Now lalk'd of th'is, and then of that, iJiscouis'da while, 'niongst other matter, 'If the came lion's mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an...eternal scene ! If not so frequent, would not this b lenn and long, " A fish's head, a serpent's tongue ; " Its foot with triple claw di'join'd ; ' And...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
..."mongst other matter. Of the Cainelion's form and nature. " A stranger animal," cms one, " Sure nrver liv'd beneath the sun : A lizard's body, lean and...head, a serpent's tongue. Its tooth with triple claw disjpin'oV^ And what a length of tail behind ! How slow its pace 1 and then its hue—- Who ever saw...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...chat, Now talk'd of this and then of that— Discours'd awhile 'mongst other matter, Of the Cameleon's form and nature. " A stranger animal," cries one,...Sure never liv'd beneath the sun : A lizard's body, leafi and long, A fish's head, a serpent's tongue, Its tooth with triple claw disjoin'd— And what...
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...chat Now talk'd of this and then of that, Discours'da while 'mongst other matter, Of the Chameleon's form and nature. " A stranger animal, cries one, "...claw disjoin'd ; " And what a length of tail behind ! j " How slow its pace ! and then its hue — *— t( Who ever saw so fine a blue?". " Hold there,...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...they pass'd; And on their way in friendly chat, Now talk'd of this and then of that — Biscours'da while "mongst other matter. Of the camelion's form...A fish's head, a serpent's tongue, Its tooth with tripple claw disjoin 'd— And what a. length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...chat, Now talk'd of this and then of that ; Discours'da while 'mongst other matter, Of the Cameleon's form and nature. " A stranger animal,'' cries one, " Sure never liv'd beneath the sun ! A lizzard's body, lean and long, A fish's head, a serpent's tongue, Its tooth with triple claws disjoin'd,...
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The Cottager's monthly visitor, Volume 1

1821 - 614 pages
...pass'd, And on their way, in friendly chat, First talk'd of this, and then of that, Discours'd awhile, 'mongst other matter, Of the Camelion's form and nature....long ; " A fish's head, a serpent's tongue ; " Its foot with triple claws disjoin'd, " And what a length of tail behind ! " How slow its pace ! and then...
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