 ... 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...  The Birds of America - Sida 85efter John James Audubon - 1840Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 sidor
...is. generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is *>i*«4ncowaiid'}' the little /ww"1 biid, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...for the braVe and honest Cincinnati of America, who hayerebiwmall'i the king-birds" from our country.; though exactly fit for thai-order of knights which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 sidor
...lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird lias 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... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 sidor
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the littlr; Kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the Kingbirds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of Knights, which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 sidor
...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...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the Kingbirds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of Knights, which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | 1830 - 550 sidor
...robbiug, 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-hirdsfrom our country ; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | 1830 - 530 sidor
...robbiug, 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...no means a proper emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnali of America, who have driven all the king-birdt(rom our country ; though exactly fit for... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 760 sidor
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rauk coward ; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the Kingbirds from our country, though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte - 1831 - 392 sidor
...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...for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America, who fcave driven all the Kingbirds from our country, though Exactly fit for that order of knights which... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1832 - 648 sidor
...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 lor that order of knights whom the French call Cheraliers... | |
 | 1832 - 650 sidor
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often rery 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 whom the French call Chevaliers... | |
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