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" ... for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice he is never in good case; but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy.... "
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Annual Register, Volume 59

Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pages
...he is a rank coward : the little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and dines him out of the district. He is therefore by no means...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king birds from our country ; though exactly lit for that order of knights which the French call...
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The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D, F.R.S., &c ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 pages
...is. generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is *>i*«4ncowaiid'}' the little /ww"1 biid, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...for the braVe and honest Cincinnati of America, who hayerebiwmall'i the king-birds" from our country.; though exactly fit for thai-order of knights which...
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The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin ...: pt.I. Letters on ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...robbing, he is 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...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king-birds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

1818 - 798 pages
...rubbing, he is gene rally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward : the little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king birds from our country ; though exactly lit for that older of knights which the French call...
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Annual Register, Volume 59

Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pages
...robbing, he is 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...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king birds from our country; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call...
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The North American Review, Volume 24

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 pages
...among men, who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little Kingbird, not bigger...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the Kingbirds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of Knights, which the French call...
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The North American Review, Volume 24

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 pages
...and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the littlr; Kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly,...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the Kingbirds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of Knights, which the French call...
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The Southern Review, Volume 5

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...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king -birds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call...
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Southern Review, Volume 5

1830 - 550 pages
...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, not bigger...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king-hirdsfrom our country ; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call...
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The Southern Review, Volume 5

1830 - 530 pages
...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, not bigger...no means a proper emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnali of America, who have driven all the king-birdt(rom our country ; though exactly fit for...
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