 He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern latitude, to the borders of the torrid zone, but chiefly in the vicinity of the sea, and along the shores and cliff-s of our lakes...  A History of the Earth and Animated Nature - Page 32by Oliver Goldsmith - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1816 - 514 pages
...of this class, is the king of birds, Jove's own imperial Eagle, the sacred emblem of our country : ' Formed by nature for braving the ' severest cold,...produce of the sea ' and of the land, possessing powers of flight capable of out' stripping even the tempests themselves ; unawed by any ' but man ; and from... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 pages
...entitled to particular notice. He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...produce of the sea, and of the land; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even the tempests themselves; unawed by any thing but man; and from... | |
 | 1846 - 522 pages
...furnish a rich repast for the vulture, the ravens and the bald eagle, the subject of the present account. Formed by nature for braving the severest cold, feeding...produce of the sea and of the land, possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even the tempests themselves, unawed by any thing but man, and from... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pages
...entitled to particular notice. He has heen long known to naturalists, heing common to hoth continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern latitude, to the horders of the torrid zone, hut chiefly in the vicinity of the sea, and along the shores and cliffs... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 pages
...entitled to particular notice. He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...nature for braving the severest cold ; feeding equally upon the produce of the sea, and of the land ; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 pages
...entitled to particular notice. He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...nature for braving the severest cold ; feeding equally upon the produce of the sea, and of the land ; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping... | |
 | George Montagu - 1831 - 670 pages
...the present account. " This bird has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...produce of the sea and of the land ; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even the tempests themselves ; unawed by any thing but man : and... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 426 pages
...subject of the present account. He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...produce of the sea, and of the land; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even the tempests themselves; unawed by any thing but man; and, from... | |
 | 1831 - 796 pages
...subject of the present account. He has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...severest cold ; feeding equally on the produce of the sea nnd of the land ; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even the tempests themselves... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 522 pages
...EAGLE.* THIS distinguished bird has been long known to naturalists, being common to both continents, and occasionally met with from a very high northern...nature for braving the severest cold ; feeding equally upon the produce of the sea and of the land ; possessing powers of flight capable of outstripping even... | |
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