 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - Liczba stron: 796
...victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...around. At this moment the looks of the eagle are all ardor, and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk emerge, struggling with his prey,... | |
 | Charles Alexander Johns - 1862 - Liczba stron: 676
...devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-open wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...making the surges foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the Eagle are all ardour; and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the Fish Hawk... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - Liczba stron: 792
...victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of \ti< wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the ?nrge<< foam around. At this moment... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - Liczba stron: 390
...the sight, and, balancing himself; with half-opened wings, on tlie branch, he watches the result. 4. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the...making the surges foam around. At this moment the watchful eagle is all ardor; and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk emerge, struggling... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - Liczba stron: 848
...himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. THE WHITE-HEADED SEA EAGLE. 47 " Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the...the deep, making the surges foam around ! At this momenti the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour ; and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1863 - Liczba stron: 358
...victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of his wings reaching the ear as he disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around ! At this moment... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - Liczba stron: 798
...victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of ia wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment... | |
 | William Lloyd Baily - 1869 - Liczba stron: 272
...victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself, with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...making the surges foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the Eagle are all ardor; and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the Fish Hawk once... | |
 | William Jones (F. S.) - 1871 - Liczba stron: 488
...half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down—rapid as an arrow from heaven—descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its...making the surges foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour; and levelling his neck for flight, he sees the osprey once... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1872 - Liczba stron: 758
...victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself, with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as...making the surges foam around. At this moment, the eager looks of the eagle are all ardor ; and leveling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk once... | |
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By his wide curvature of wing and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result.... 
