 | 1773 - 394 pages
...ftedfaftly upon it, and faw it alight at a fmall diftance, where I now defcried a fox whofe two fore legs appeared to be broken. Before this fox the eagle laid part of a kid, which fhe had brought in her talons, and then disappeared. When I awaked I laid my forehead upon the ground,... | |
 | 1785 - 772 pages
...fixed ftcdfaftly upon it, n:ifl i'.nv it alight at a fmali diftance, where I now defcried a fox whole two forelegs appeared to be broken. Before this fox the eagle laid part of a kid, which file had brought in her talons, and then difappeared. When I awaked I laid my forehead upon the ground,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...eye fixed ftedfallly upon it, and faw it alight at a fmall diftance, where I now defcried a fox whofe two fore-legs appeared to be broken. Before this fox ' the eagle laid part of a kid, which ihe ' had brought in her talons> and then dif' appeared. When I awaked, I laid my ' forehead apon the... | |
 | 1792 - 822 pages
...fixed ftedfaftly upon it, and faw it alight at a fmall diftance, where I now defcried a fox, whofe two fore-legs appeared to be broken. Before this fox the eagle laid part of a kid, which fhe had brought in her talons, and then disappeared. " When I awaked I laid my forehead upon the ground,... | |
 | 1793 - 310 pages
...fixed ftedfaftly upon it, and faw it alight at " a final! diftance, where I now defcried a fox, whofe " two fore-legs appeared to be broken. Before this " fox the eagle laid part of a kid, which fhe had " brought in her talons, and then difappeared. When " I awaked I laid my forehead upon the... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pages
...ftedfaftly upqn • upon it, and faw it alight at a fmall diftance, where I now difcried a fox whofe two fore-legs appeared to be broken. Before this fox the eagle laid part of a kid, which fhe had brought in her talons, and then difappeared. When I awaked, I laid my forehead to the ground,... | |
 | 302 pages
...ftedfaftly upon it, and faw it alight at a fmall diftance, where I now defcried a fox whofe two fore legs appeared to be broken. Before this fox the eagle laid part of a kid, which fhe had brought in her talons, and then clilappeared. " When 1 awaked I laid my forehead upon the ground,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 430 pages
...intercept it. I perceived that it was in motion ; it increased in size as it drew near, and at length I discovered it to be an eagle. I still kept my eye fixed stedfastly upon it, and saw it alight at a small distance, where I now descried a fox, whose. two fore-legs... | |
 | 1803 - 240 pages
...it. I perceived *' that it was in motion ; it encreased in size as it " drew near, and at length I discovered it to be an *' eagle. I still kept my eye fixed stedfastly upon it, ca " and saw it alight at a small distance, where I now " descried a fox, whose... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...perceived " that it was in motion; it increased in " size as it drew near, and at length I dis" covered it to be an eagle. I still kept " my eye fixed steadfastly...kid, which she " had brought in her talons, and then dis" ap"peared. When I awaked, I laid my *' forehead upon the ground, and blessed " the Prophet for... | |
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I looked earnestly for the first beam of day, a dark spot appeared to intercept* it. I perceived that it was in motion ; it increased in size as it drew near, and at length I discovered it to be an eagle. 
