 | 1848 - 392 oldal
...attention. By his wide curvature of wing and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His...balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he quietly awaits the result. Down, rapid as a flash of lightning or an arrow from heaven, descends the... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1841 - 264 oldal
...hovers one, whose actions instantly arrest the eagle's attention. 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 on the branch, with half opened wings, he watches the result. 6. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1848 - 924 oldal
...devoted victim of the deep. llii eje kindles at the night, and, balancing himself with half-o[>ened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the dintunt object of hi« attention, the roar of its wing« reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 oldal
...of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk (PANDION HAU.ETUS, Savigny) settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at tn« sight, and balancing himself, with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down,... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 oldal
...attention. 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...branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears... | |
 | 1851 - 682 oldal
...By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His...Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the object of his attention ; the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making... | |
 | 1851 - 640 oldal
...By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His...Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the object of his attention ; the roar of its wings reaching the ear as he disappears in the deep, making... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1836 - 690 oldal
...these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. He knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 oldal
...attention. 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...arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of bis attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 oldal
...his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish hawk, setting over some 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 an arrow from heaven, descends... | |
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Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the object of his attention; the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around ! At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all... 
