| Editors of Chase's - 2006 - 306 Seiten
...eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing; he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America." GRANT, JULIA... | |
| Ray Lampe - 2007 - 329 Seiten
...Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country: he is a Bird of bad moral character: like those among Men who live by Sharping and Robbing, he is generally poor and very often lousy. The Turkey is a much more respectable Bird and withal a true original Native of North... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 512 Seiten
...lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishing hawk; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest...takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is like those among men who live by sharping and robbing. Besides, he is a rank coward: the little king... | |
| David Diefendorf - 2007 - 262 Seiten
...fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk [osprey]; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest...the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him." Franklin insisted the bird is not only a thief but also a coward, because the bald eagle is easily... | |
| Jeff Pate - 2007 - 180 Seiten
...lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk and, when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish and is bearing it to his nest for his young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes the fish. With all this injustice, he is never... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1817 - 596 Seiten
...lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishinghawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest...mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and lakes it from him. With all this injustice he is never in good case, but like those among men who live... | |
| 1878 - 624 Seiten
...bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his neat for the support of his mate and the young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice he is never in g«od ease ; but like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he in generally poor. Besides,... | |
| John CARVER (J.P., of New England.), Nathaniel Shatswell Dodge - 1842 - 296 Seiten
...lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing-hawk, and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young, the Bald Eagle pursues him, and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good case,... | |
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