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BEWICK. 



" The dull insipid truth " says Bewick "is very different 

 from such amiable affecting fables, for the voice of the 

 swan singly, is shrill, piercing and harsh, not unlike the 

 sound of a clarionet when blown by a novice in music. It 

 is, however, asserted by those who have heard the united 

 and various voices of a numerous assemblage of them, that 

 they produce a more harmonious effect, particularly when 

 softened by the murmur of the waters." 





HEAD OF THE HOOPER. 



