 | Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 410 pages
...outline eludes the grasp of definition. Mendelsshon, the philosopher, grandfather of the composer, and others, tried to catch Beauty as a butterfly,...poor animal trembles and struggles, and its brightest colors are gone ; or, if you catch it without spoiling the colors, you have at best a stiff and awkward... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 422 pages
...definition. Mendelsshon, the philosopher, grandfather of the composer, and others, tried to catch Beanty ns a butterfly, and pin it down for inspection. They...poor animal trembles and struggles, and its brightest colors are gone ; or, if you catch it without spoiling the colors, you have at best a stiff and awkward... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 426 pages
...to catch Beauty as a butterfly, and pin it down for inspection. They have succeeded in the same vray as they are likely to succeed with a butterfly. The...poor animal trembles and struggles, and its brightest colors are gone ; or, if you catch it without spoiling the colors, you have at best a stiff and awkward... | |
 | William Mathews - 1891 - 468 pages
...Mendelssohn and others tried to catch beauty as a butterfly, and pin it down for inspection. Tlu-y have succeeded in the same way as they are likely to succeed with the butterfly. The poor aninml trembles and struggles, and its brightest colors arc gone; or, tf yon... | |
 | 1900 - 860 pages
...again: "Mendelssohn and oilier* tried ID catch Beauty as a butterfly, and pin it down for inspeclion. They have succeeded in the same way as they are likely to succeed with u butterfly. The pour animal trembles and struggles, and its brightest coloik are gone ; or if you... | |
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Mendelsshon, the philosopher, grandfather of the composer, and others, tried to catch Beauty as a butterfly, and pin it down for inspection. They have succeeded in the same way as they are likely to succeed with a butterfly. The poor animal trembles and... 