 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...  Wild Scenes and Song-birds - Σελίδα 303των Charles Wilkins Webber - 1858 - 347 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 406 σελίδες
...sublime aeriel evolutions. The unincumbered eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of Teaching his opponent, when with a sudden scream, probably...drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moir.ent as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere... | |
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...aerial evolutions. The unencumbered eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching its opponent, when, with a sudden scream — probably...more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches the fish in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away." Prom... | |
 | 1826 - 376 σελίδες
...most elegant and sublime aerial evolutions. The unencumbered eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when with a sudden scream, probably of despair and hones' execration, the latter drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 σελίδες
...most elegant and sublime aerial evolutions. The unencumbered eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when with a sudden...water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away into the woods." These predatory attacks and defensive manoeuvre* of the eagle and the fish hawk, are... | |
 | 1826 - 450 σελίδες
...rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when with a sudden scream, prohahly of despair and honest execration, the latter drops...snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, aud hears his ill-gotten hooty silently away to the woods. COUNT PLATOFF. Platóff was always a Kosák... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 σελίδες
...most elegant and sublime aerial evolutions. The unincumbered Eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when with a sudden...his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill gotten booty silently away to the woods.' pp. 207 — 209. Mr Ord devotes several pages to criticisms... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 σελίδες
...most elegant and sublime aerial evolutions. The unincumbered Eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when with a sudden...probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drsps his fish ; the Eagle poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more certain aim, descends... | |
 | 1829 - 466 σελίδες
...most elegant and sublime aerial evolutions. The unencumbered eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when, with a sudden...certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches. it in bis grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods.' In... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 648 σελίδες
...most elegant and sublime aerial evolutions. The unincumbcred eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when, with a sudden...in his grasp, ere it reaches the water, and bears it silently away to the woods." The bald eagle also destroys quadrupeds, as lambs, pigs, &c. ; and... | |
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