 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 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." Sometimes, however, the fish-hawks assemble in bands too numerous for the eagle to encounter, and he... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 372 Seiten
...opponent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods. AUDUEON AND WILSON. LESSON V. THE OSPR'EY, OR SEA EAGLE. 1. SOON as the sun, great ruler of the year,... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1860 - 384 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...bears his illgotten booty silently away to the woods." Dr. Franklin thus speaks of this Eagle : " For my part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 368 Seiten
...opponent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to...bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods. APDUEON AND WILSON. 1 KM-EL£' -ZONED, a'dorned with figures ; set 5 Av-O-PA'-TION, business ; employment.... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 372 Seiten
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 | William Martin - 1860 - 330 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...whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the m water, and bears it silently away to the woods, there to devour it at his leisure. There are eagles... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 Seiten
...poising himself for a moment as if to lake a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it iu his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods. These predatory attacks and ilefensive manoeuvres oí the eagle and fish-hawk are matters of daily... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 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...certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in its grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods." The... | |
 | 1861 - 270 Seiten
...his opponent, when with a sudden scream 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 liko a whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 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...his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods. THE MOCKING-BIRD. The plumage of the mocking-bird, though none of the homeliest, has nothing gaudy or brilliant... | |
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The unencumbered Eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his 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... 
