 | James Bruce - 1798 - Страниц: 422
...bird called Para, which was about the bignefs of a hen, and fpoke all languages ; Indian, Portugnefe, and Arabic. It named the king's name ; although its voice was that of a man, it could likewife neigh like a horfe, and mew like a cat, but did not fing like a bird. It was produced before... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - Страниц: 410
...Mr. Bruce in his Travels, vol. ii. p. 243. says, There was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para, about the bigness of a hen, and spoke all languages,...name ; although its voice was that of a man, it could neigh like a horse, and mew like a cat, but did not sing like a bird — from an Historian of that... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - Страниц: 456
...Mr. Bruce in his Travels, vol. ii. p. 243. says, There was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para, about the bigness of a hen, and spoke all languages,...-, although its voice was that of a man, it could neigh like a horse, and mew like a cat, but did not sing like a bird — from an Historian of that... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - Страниц: 428
...vegetate." — ALFIEEI'S Life. [Extraordinary Bird.] . "IN 1621," says the Abyssinian historian, " there was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para,...man, it could likewise neigh like a horse and mew lile a cat, but did not sing like a bird. It was produced before the assembly of judges, of the priests,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - Страниц: 428
...vegetate." — ALFIEKI'S Life. [Extraordinary Bird.] " 1-,- 1621," says the Abyssinian historian, " there was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para,...Indian. Portuguese, and Arabic. It named the King's Dame; although its voice was that of a man, it could likewise neigh like a horse and mew like a cat,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1856 - Страниц: 522
...Mr. Bruce in his Travels, vol. ii. p. 243, says, There was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para, about the bigness of a hen, and spoke all languages,...Arabic. It named the king's name; although its voice was thatof a man, it could neigh like a horse, and mew like a cat, but did not sing like a bird—from... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1864 - Страниц: 518
...Travels, vol. ii. p. 243, says, There was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para, about tin, M^iess of a hen, and spoke all languages, Indian, Portuguese,...name ; although its voice was that of a man, it could neigh like a horse, and mew like a cat, but did not sing like a bird — from an Historian of that... | |
 | William Jones - 1880 - Страниц: 634
...large tongue, and have five toes on each foot." Bruce, the African traveller, tells us that in 1621 there was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para,...Portuguese, and Arabic. It named the king's name, and although its voice was that of a man, it could likewise neigh like a horse, and mew like a cat,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - Страниц: 610
...señen wee/is.'" — Влсол. (?) [Extraordinary Bird.] " IN 1621," says the Abyssinian historian, " there was brought into Abyssinia, a bird called Para,...voice was that of a man, it could likewise neigh like ahorse and mew like a cat, but did not sing like a bird. It was produced before the assembly of judges,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1793 - Страниц: 608
...Abyffinia a bird called para, about the bignefs of a hen, and fpoke all languages, Indian, Portuguefe, and Arabic. It named the king's name ; although its voice was that of a in. in, it could neigh like a horfe, and mew like a cat, but did not fing like a bird — from an hiftorian... | |
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IN 1621," says the Abyssinian historian, " there was brought into Abyssinia a bird called Para, which was about the bigness of a hen, and spoke all languages ; Indian, Portuguese, and Arabic. It named the King's name ; although its voice was that of a... 