 ... 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 among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy....  The North American Review - Pagina 128geredigeerd door - 1827Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pagina’s
...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 by no means...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king birds from our country ; though exactly lit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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...order of knights which the French call chevaliers d' Industrie• I am on this account, not displeased that the figure is not known" as a bald eagle,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pagina’s
...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 for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | 1818 - 798 pagina’s
...rubbing, he is gene rally 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 lit for that older of knights which the French call Chevaliers... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 pagina’s
...and 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,...order of Knights, which the French call Chevaliers <f Industrie. I am on this account not displeased that the figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pagina’s
...and 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...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 pagina’s
...and 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...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... | |
 | 1830 - 548 pagina’s
...a proper emblem for the brave and 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 d' Industrie. I am, on tins account, not displeased that the figure is not known as a bald eagle, but... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 760 pagina’s
...and 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,...order of knights which the French call Chevaliers d' Industrie. 1 am, on this account, not displeased that the figure is not known as a bald eagle, but... | |
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