 ... 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 all...  The Parterre - Seite 2001835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 Seiten
...below: the snow-white Gulls, slowly winnowing the air; the busy Tringa?, coursing along the sands; trains of Ducks, streaming over the surface; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 408 Seiten
...avocations below; the snow white "gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy tringz coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, be knows him to be... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 406 Seiten
...avocations below; the snow white gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy trings coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be... | |
 | 1846 - 522 Seiten
...avocations below; the snow-white gulls slowly winnowing the air, the busy tringae coursing along the sands, trains of ducks streaming over the surface, silent...these hovers one whose action instantly arrests his whole attention, by his wide curvature of wings and sudden, suspension in air he knows him to be the... | |
 | 1826 - 376 Seiten
...below ; the snow-white gulls, slowly wincowing the air; the busy tringae coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be... | |
 | 1826 - 450 Seiten
...helow : the mow white gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the husy Tringœ coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...clamorous crows and all the winged multitudes that suhsist hy the hounty of the vast liquid magazine of nature. High over all these hovers one, whose... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 Seiten
...below ; the snow white gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the busy trings coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface . silent...his wide 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... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 Seiten
...below ; the snow white gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the busy tringre coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...his wide 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... | |
 | 1829 - 466 Seiten
...limb of some gigantic tree, he seems calmly to contemplate the motions of the feathered tribes below. High over all these hovers one, whose action instantly...his wide curvature of wing and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, L settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 648 Seiten
...below — the snowwhite gulls, slowly winnowing the air; the busy tringee, coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks, streaming over the surface ; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. He knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep.... | |
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