 ... coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent and watchful cranes, intent and wading ; clamorous crows, and all the winged multitudes that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. " High over all...  The Parterre - Page 2001835Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 lehte
...below: the snow-white Gulls, slowly winnowing the air; the busy Tringa?, coursing along the sands; trains of Ducks, streaming over the surface; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 408 lehte
...avocations below; the snow white "gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy tringz coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, be knows him to be... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 406 lehte
...avocations below; the snow white gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy trings coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all his attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be... | |
 | 1846 - 522 lehte
...avocations below; the snow-white gulls slowly winnowing the air, the busy tringae coursing along the sands, trains of ducks streaming over the surface, silent...these hovers one whose action instantly arrests his whole attention, by his wide curvature of wings and sudden, suspension in air he knows him to be the... | |
 | 1826 - 376 lehte
...below ; the snow-white gulls, slowly wincowing the air; the busy tringae coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface; silent...all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests all attention. By his wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be... | |
 | 1826 - 450 lehte
...helow : the mow white gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the husy Tringœ coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...clamorous crows and all the winged multitudes that suhsist hy the hounty of the vast liquid magazine of nature. High over all these hovers one, whose... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 lehte
...below ; the snow white gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the busy trings coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface . silent...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... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 lehte
...below ; the snow white gulls slowly winnowing the air ; the busy tringre coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface ; silent...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... | |
 | 1829 - 466 lehte
...limb of some gigantic tree, he seems calmly to contemplate the motions of the feathered tribes below. High over all these hovers one, whose action instantly...his wide curvature of wing and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, L settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 648 lehte
...below — the snowwhite gulls, slowly winnowing the air; the busy tringee, coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks, streaming over the surface ; silent...all 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.... | |
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