 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 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...fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of its mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes 264 THE VALIANT THOMAS. it from him.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1867 - 282 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...his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, tho bald eaglo pursues and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good case ; but,... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1870 - 400 Seiten
...labors of the Fishing Hawk ; and when that diligent bird has taken a fish, and is bearing it to its nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the...those among men who live by sharping and robbing, ho is generally poor, and very often lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1872 - 396 Seiten
...labors of the Fishing Hawk ; and when that diligent bird has taken a fish, and is bearing it to its nest for the support' of his mate and young ones,...by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and very often lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks... | |
 | 1874 - 378 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 796 Seiten
...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 fish, and is bearing JEr. 78.] THE NATIONAL EAGLE CRITICISED. 253 it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams, Hector Giacomelli - 1878 - 472 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...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, ISO HAUNTS OF THE EAGLE.... | |
 | 1881 - 426 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 who, among... | |
 | 1883 - 456 Seiten
...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...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. 10. "Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly,... | |
 | 1885 - 456 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...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. 10. "Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly,... | |
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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... 
