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But the Nightingale’s fong. gives it a, fuperio+ 
F tity over every other bird; the force, and the 
melody of its powers, are equall y aftonifhing, 
: ‘ {mall a bird that does not we eigh more than 
a half an ounce, can fill the compals of a mile 
with j its fone. 
In.the fine nights in the {pring, when the wea~ 
} ther j is ferene, and all nature feems as it were 
: huthed j in filence, this inimitable fongtter fills.the 
-Btove with a melody, which feems to unite the 
excellencies of all: other finging: birds, and in 
‘fed far exceeds them: he begins with a. flow 
‘and. gentle warbling, at firft low, and half pros 
‘nounced, as though he were. trying his. powers ; 
by degrees his notes rife, he becomes more and 
re animated, and loud, and difplays fuch @ 
mbination of melody and powers, his. notes are 
o® various, fo. voiuble, fo. foft, his tones fometimes 
fo plaintive, gently dying away, at others fo full, 
fo animated, and expreflive, and the whole fo. 
Natied, and wonderfully, combined, that it is 
impofible to conceive found more melodious, or: 
Tore interefting, The paufes, in his.fong prog. 
duce a wonderful effect, they give us time to en- 
Jey thofe founds whofe impreffions are ftill left 
‘ Upon the ear ; we foon with the fong tobe rem 
- Peated ; and feb we hear one npcesp of 













