| Edmund Burke - History - 1819 - 822 pages
...tree, where, too lazy to tish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk : and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing...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 dines him out... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 pages
...tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor 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 ami young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from him. With all this injustice lie is never... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1818 - 1264 pages
...tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk : and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing...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 drives him out... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird lias at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest...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 drives him out... | |
| History - 1818 - 798 pages
...labor of the fishing hawk : and when that diligent bird has at length taken и fish, and is bearingit to his nest for the support of his mate and young...but like those among men who live by sharping and rubbing, he is gene rally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king... | |
| Peace - 1821 - 524 pages
...tree, where, too lazy to fish for himseli. he watches the labors of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to Ins nest, for the support of bin mate and young ones, the bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from... | |
| 1830 - 548 pages
...the labour of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and bears it to his nest for the support of his mate and young...is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, ho is a rank coward : the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and drives... | |
| 1830 - 550 pages
...fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and bears it to his nest tor the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle...but like those among men who live by sharping and robbiug, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king-bird,... | |
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