 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Geography - 1856 - 932 pages
...branch, he waits the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear...making the surges foam around. At this moment, the looks of the eagle are all ardor, and, leveling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk once more... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 824 pages
...branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid at an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour; and levelling his neck... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 pages
...branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour; and levelling his neck... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...arrow from heaven, descends the distant objert of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the eur as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the looks of the eagle are all ardor, and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk emerge,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Animal behavior - 1859 - 720 pages
...branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear...moment, the eager looks of the eagle are all ardor ; and leveling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk once more emerge, struggling with his prey, and... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1837 - 806 pages
...branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear...this moment, the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour ; and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk once more immerge, struggling with... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear...making the surges foam around. At this moment the looks of the eagle are all ardor, and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk emerge,... | |
 | 1859 - 894 pages
...down rapid as an arrow, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaches the ear as it disappears in the deep. making the surges foam around, a: this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all at then- height, and leveling his neck for flight,... | |
 | William Martin - Children's poetry - 1860 - 330 pages
...an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention ; the roar of its wings reaches the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges...At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour, and, levelling his neck /or flight, he sees the fish-hawk once more emerging and struggling... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 pages
...arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the car as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam...At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour ; and, levelling his neck for flight, he sees the fish-hawk once more emerge struggling with... | |
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... 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. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the... 
