 | London readers - 1878 - 296 Seiten
...pursue their avocations below : the snow-white gulls slowly winnowing the air, the busy sandpipers coursing along the sands, trains of ducks streaming...over the surface, silent and watchful cranes intent on wading, clamorous crows, and all the winged multitudes that subsist by the bounty of this vast magazine... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 Seiten
...surface ; silent anil watchful cranes intent aud wading; clamorous crows; and all the winged multitndes that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. High over all these, hovers cue whose aetion instantly arrests his whole attention. liy bis wide curvature of wing, imil sudden... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 346 Seiten
...: the snow-white gulls, slowly winnowing the air ; the busy sand-pipers, coursing along the beach ; trains of ducks, streaming over the surface ; silent...the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. 4. High over all these hovers one whose action instantly arrests his attention. By his wide curvature... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 364 Seiten
...below: the snow-white gulls, slowly winnowing the air ; the busy sand-pipers, coursing along the beach; trains of ducks, streaming over the surface; silent...the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. 4. High over all these hovers one whose action instantly arrests his attention. By his wide curvature... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 Seiten
...gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy tring* cour-ing along the Bunds ; trains of ducks stp-aming over the surface ; silent and watchful cranes intent and wading ; clamorous crows ; and all the winir <! multitudes that subsist by tlie bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. High over all... | |
 | 1883 - 456 Seiten
...calmly to contemplate the motions of the various feathered tribes that pursue their busy vocations below ; the snowwhite gulls slowly winnowing the air...all these hovers one whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By the wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows it to be the... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 Seiten
...their busy vocations below, — the snow-white gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy shore-birds, coursing along the sands; trains of ducks, streaming...the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of Nature. him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight,... | |
 | 1885 - 456 Seiten
...pursue their busy vocations below; the snowwhite gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the busy tringae coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming...all these hovers one whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By the wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows it to be the... | |
 | J. Wesley Van Dervoort - 1886 - 530 Seiten
...pursue their busy avocations below: the snow-white gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy sand-pipers coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming...and wading : clamorous crows ; and all the winged multitude that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of Nature. High over all these hovers... | |
 | James William Buel - 1891 - 748 Seiten
...busy avocations below ; the snow-white gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy fringes (sand-pipers) coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming...High over all these hovers one whose action instantly EAGLK OP THE ALPS CARRYING OFF ..I Mill! DELAX. that pursue their winnowing the arrests all his attention.... | |
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Tringse coursing along the sands ; trains of Ducks streaming over the surface ; silent and watchful Cranes, intent and wading ; clamorous Crows ; and all the winged multitudes that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of Nature. High over... 
