| 1840 - 310 Seiten
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| 1829 - 528 Seiten
...the latter drops his (i-li. 'I lie eugle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more-certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his...his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods." In proof, however, of the innate cowardice of this formidable robber, the same author adds, — " When... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - 516 Seiten
...opponent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, he drops the fish. The eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods." The Sea Eagle (F. ossifragiis) is also common in the Middle States, as in other parts of the country. In... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler - 1841 - 376 Seiten
...when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods." * Of the smaller tribes of the Falccmidtz which inhabit the fur-countries, we shall satisfy ourselves... | |
| Alexander Wilson - 1844 - 558 Seiten
...when, with a sudden scream, probahly of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish : the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods." These predatory attacks and defensive manoeuvres of the eagle and the fish-hawk, are matters of daily... | |
| 1850 - 640 Seiten
...opponent, when, with a sudden scream probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish. The eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotton booty silently away to the woods. This is very beautiful and very poetical, and, what is... | |
| Paul Preston, Thomas Picton - 1847 - 346 Seiten
...when, wilh a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods." Not a day now passed without Frank and I engaging in some gunning expedition, utterly regardless what... | |
| Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 Seiten
...sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish : the 434 435 ea^le, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more...aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his grusp ere it reaches the water, and Ьепгв his illgotten booty silently away to the woods. There... | |
| 1847 - 666 Seiten
...opponent, when with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatehes it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away into... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 Seiten
...a sudden scream, probably of despair ff-rifit« and honest execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment as if to take...bears his illgotten booty silently away to the woods. These predatory attacks and defensive nianoluvrcs of the eagle and fish-hawk are matters of daily observation... | |
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