 | 1838 - 518 Seiten
...tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ; and when thai diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing...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 drives him out... | |
 | Nathaniel Shatswell Dodge - 1842 - 298 Seiten
...perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing-hawk, and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...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,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 442 Seiten
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, ho is a rank coward : the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and drives... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1844 - 392 Seiten
...perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish himself, he watches the labours of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...him. With all this injustice, he is never in good ease, but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor and often very... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 Seiten
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk, and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor. Besides, he is a rank coward, the little King bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly,... | |
 | 1850 - 758 Seiten
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...from him. With all this injustice he is never in good caserbut like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1851 - 682 Seiten
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish tor 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 its nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him.... | |
 | 1851 - 640 Seiten
...nn some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labors of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to its nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him.... | |
 | American Institute of the City of New York - 1853 - 550 Seiten
...perched on some dead tree, where too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk, and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues, and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good ease, but like those among men,... | |
 | Charles Richard Weld - 1855 - 440 Seiten
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishing-hawk; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good case; but, like those among men... | |
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I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country ; he is a bird of bad moral character ; he does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches... 
