 ... 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 - Seite 1631851Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 156 Seiten
...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...good case ; but, like those among men who live by sharp ing and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank coward ; the... | |
 | 1926 - 628 Seiten
...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 his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. "I am, on this account, not displeased that the figure is not known as a bald eagle, but looks like... | |
 | Ontario. Legislative Assembly - 1895 - 858 Seiten
...country ; he is a bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly. . . With all his injustice he is never in good case, but, like those...and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward. ... I am, on this account, not displeased that the figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 280 Seiten
...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...from him. With all this injustice he is never in good ease ; but, like those among men who live by sharp ing and robbing, he is generally poor, and often... | |
 | Elizabeth Colson - 1905 - 174 Seiten
...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 his mate and young ones, the...live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor ; . . . Besides he is a rank coward ; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1906 - 128 Seiten
...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...eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all the injustice he is never in good case; but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing,... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1906 - 124 Seiten
...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...eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all the injustice he is never in good case; but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing,... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1909 - 100 Seiten
...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...pursues him, and takes it from him. With all this H s—5 (65) injustice he is never in good case; but, like those among men who live by sharping and... | |
 | Elizabeth Deering Hanscom - 1910 - 444 Seiten
...character; h- does not get his living honestly. . . , With all this injustice he in never in good case; hut, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy, llcsidcs he is a rank coward ; the little *i'/«^'frii'ii, not bigger than a spanow, attacks him boldly... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - 1930 - 38 Seiten
...habits in constantly robbing the osprey, Franklin continues: With all this injustice he is never a good case, but like those among men who live by sharping and lobbying, he is generally poor. Besides, he is a rank coward. The little kingbird, not bigger than... | |
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