 | Natural history - 1829 - 528 pages
...the deep. His eye kindles at the sight ; and balancing himself with half open wings on the brunch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from...attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear us it disappears in the deep. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour; and levelling... | |
 | Patrick Fraser Tytler - America - 1841 - 376 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...Down, rapid as an arrow, from heaven descends the object of his attention ; the roar of its wings, reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Geography - 1841 - 516 pages
...suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk (osprey. F. haliœtus,) settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half opened wings, on the branch, he waits the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends... | |
 | Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge - Canada - 1846 - 288 pages
...curvature of wings and sudden suspension in the air he knows him to be the fish-hawk ; settling over some devoted victim of the deep, his eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-open wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends... | |
 | Paul Preston, Thomas Picton - 1847 - 346 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching his ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the looks of the... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1847 - 666 pages
...eye kindles at live sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watehes to al I At this moment, the looks of the eagle are all ardor; and levelling his neck for flight, he sees... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 pages
...curvature of «ing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...sight; and balancing himself, with half-opened wings, he watches the result. 'Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - American literature - 1778 - 392 pages
...(PANDION HAU.ETUS, Savigny) settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at tn« sight, and balancing himself, with half-opened wings,...reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardor ; and levelling his neck... | |
 | 1848 - 392 pages
...curvature of wing and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he quietly awaits the result. Down, rapid as a flash of lightning or an arrow from heaven, descends the... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - Animals - 1848 - 924 pages
...devoted victim of the deep. llii eje kindles at the night, and, balancing himself with half-o[>ened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the dintunt object of hi« attention, the roar of its wing« reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep,... | |
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Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around. 
