 I saw it was a starling, hung in a little cage. " I can't get out ! I can't get out !" said the starling. I stood looking at the bird ; and to every person who came through the passage, it ran fluttering to the side towards which they approached it, with...  Notes and Queries - Page 1141915Full view - About this book
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...get out—I can't get out!" said the starling. I stood looking at the bird : and to every person who came through the passage, it ran fluttering to the...the starling—" God help thee !" said I, " but I will let thee out cost what it will," So I turned about the cage to get the door—it was twisted and... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1802 - 284 pages
...passage it ran fluttering to the side towards which they approached it, with the same lamentations of its captivity — «I can't get out », said the starling — God help thee ! said I, but I will let thee out, cost what it will. So I turned about the cage to get to the door; it was Iwisted... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 pages
...out — I can't get out," said the Starling. I stood looking at the bird : and to every person ivho came through the passage it ran fluttering to the...said the Starling. — God help thee, said I ; but I will let thee out, cost what it will; 'so I turned about the cage to get at the door ; — it was twisted... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 430 pages
...can't get 'Out," said the starling. I stood looking at the bird? And to every per*on who came thro* the passage it ran fluttering to the side towards...out," said the starling- — God help thee ! said I 4 but I will let thee out, c«st w-hat it will ; so I turned about the cage, to get the door j it was... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1810 - 292 pages
...get out, I can't get out,' said the starling. I stood looking at the bird : and to every person who came through the passage it ran fluttering to the...said the starling — God help thee, said I ; but I will let thee out, cost what it will ; so I turned about the cage to get the door ; it was twisted... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...passage, it ran fluttering to the side towards which they approached it with the same lamentations of its captivity — " I can't get out,' said the Starling — God help thee ! said I, but I will let thee out, cost what it will : so I turned about the cage to get at the door ; it was twisted... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 310 pages
...person who came through the passage, it ran fluttering to , . the side towards which they approach'd it, with the same lamentation of its captivity, —...said the starling God help thee ! said I, — but ., ' I'll let thee out, cost what it will ; so I turned about the cage to get the door : it was twisted... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 pages
...out, — I can't get out," said the starling. I stood looking at the bird : and to every person who came through the passage, it ran fluttering to the...said the starling. God help thee ! said I, — but I'll let thee out, cost •what it will j so I turned about the cage to get the door : it was twisted... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...out, — I can't get out," said the starling. I stood looking at the bird : and to every person who thing, and have it pasted down upon a board, as a...means of giving him ease. 1 take notice of his desi — hut I'll let thee out, cost what it will; so I turned about the cage to get the door : it was twisted... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...hird : and to every person who came through the passage, it ran fluttering to the side towards winch they approached it, with the same lamentation of its...said the starling. God help thee ! said I, — but I'll let thee out, cost what it will; so I turned about the cage to get the door : it was twisted and... | |
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