throstle-pipe

Updated: May 10, 2025

Down he plumped, accordingly, cross-legged by his new mistress, and warbled a canzone to the viola which enchanted the lady. "More, more, more!" she cried, clapping her hands. "Oh, boy, I could have you a prince for less than that! What a throstle-pipe you have!"

Maurice Henry Hewlett - Little Novels of Italy