 ... 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 ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice he is never in good case ; but, like those...  Littell's Living Age - Page 1631851Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pages
...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 ones, the...very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and dines him out of the district. He is therefore... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 pages
...diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate ami young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from him. With all this injustice lie is never in good case, but like 'tfaoie :atnotig men who live by sharping and robbing, he' is.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pages
...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 ones, the...very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district. He is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird lias at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the...very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district. He is... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 798 pages
...the fishing hawk : and when that diligent bird has at length taken и fish, and is bearingit to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the...but like those among men who live by sharping and rubbing, he is gene rally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king... | |
 | 1821 - 524 pages
...that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to Ins nest, for the support of bin mate and young ones, the bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice he is seldom in good case, but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbery, he is generally poor... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 pages
...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...often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the littlr; Kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and drives him out of the district.... | |
 | 1830 - 548 pages
...labour of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and bears it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the...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... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and bears it to his nest tor the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle...but like those among men who live by sharping and robbiug, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king-bird,... | |
 | 1830 - 530 pages
...labour of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has nt length taken a fish, and bears it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the...him, and takes it from him. With all this injustice be is never in good case, but like those among men who live by sharping and robbiug, he is generally... | |
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