 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1832 - 648 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...the king-birds from our country; though exactly fit lor that order of knights whom the French call Cheraliers d'/ndustrie. I am, on the account, not displeased... | |
 | 1838 - 518 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rant coward: the little King-Bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the King Birds from our country; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 646 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward: the little King-Bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the King Birds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | John James Audubon - 1840 - 388 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...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the King Birds from our country; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1840 - 574 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...no means a proper emblem for the brave and honest Cbcinnati of America, who have driven all the kingbirds from our country ; though exactly fit for that... | |
 | Nathaniel Shatswell Dodge - 1842 - 298 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...have driven all the king-birds from our country." In a little distance we again entered the forest, and clambering upward, now by the shelving rocks,... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1844 - 390 Seiten
...lazy to fish himself, he watches the labours of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest...attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district." No wonder that the Americans are not proud of the chosen emblem and representative of their country.... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1844 - 392 Seiten
...the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good ease, but, like those among men who live by sharping and...attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district." No wonder that the Americans are not proud of the chosen emblem and representative of their country.... | |
 | 1850 - 640 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the A'ing'-birds from our country, though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call ChevaKerf... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 Seiten
...never in good case, but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor. Besides, he is a rank coward, the little King bird,...district. He is, therefore, by no means a proper emblem of the brave and generous Cincinnati of America." Of the various species of Falconidce, the golden... | |
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... for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good case but like those among men who live by sharping and robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides... 
