 | 1859 - 894 pages
...balancing himself on the branch with half opened wings he -watchthe result, down rapid as an arrow, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaches the ear as it disappears in the deep. making the surges foam around, a: this moment the eager... | |
 | William Martin - Children's poetry - 1860 - 330 pages
...action instantly attracts the eagle's attention. He knows him to be the fishhawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...distant object of his attention ; the roar of its wings reaches the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the eager... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 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...half-opened wings on, the branch, he watches the result, THE WHITE-HEADED SEA EAGLE. 47 " Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 pages
...suspension in the ail', he knows him to be the fish-ha"k {Pundivn Halicctus, Savijjny,) settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...and balancing himself, with half-opened wings, on UM branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 pages
...and sudden suspension in air, the eagle knows him to be the osprey, or 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,... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1860 - 372 pages
...and sudden suspension in air, the eagle knows him to be the osprey, or 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,... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 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...on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid 262 NIAGARA. as an arrow from Heaven, descends the object of bis attention ; the roar of its wings... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - Ornithologists - 1861 - 200 pages
...wings, on the branch, he watches the refult. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, defcends the diftant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it difappears in the deep, making the furges foam around ! At this moment the eager looks of the eagle... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 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...descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of \ti< wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the ?nrge<< foam around. At this moment... | |
 | Charles Alexander Johns - Birds - 1862 - 676 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 sight, and balancing himself with half-open wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends... | |
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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. 
