| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...the air, an element ef more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and •water : for though I sometimes deal in both, yet...air is most properly mine. I and my hawks use that, and it yields us most recreation. It stops not the high soaring of my noble, generous falcon. In it... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...the air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water : for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...air is most properly mine. I and my hawks use that, and it yields us most recreation, it stops not the high soaring of my noble, generous falcon. In it... | |
| England - 1823 - 782 pages
...the Air, an element of more worth than weight, an clement that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water ; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...air is most properly mine. I and my Hawks use that, and it yields us most re. creation ; it stops not the high soaring of my noble generous Falcon ; in... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...the Air, an Element of more worth than weight, an Element that doubtless exceeds both the Earth and Water ; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...noble, generous Falcon ; in it she ascends to such an height, as the dull eyes of beasts and fish are not able to reach to ; their bodies are too gross... | |
| Scotland - 1823 - 858 pages
...the Air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water ; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...air is most properly mine. I and my Hawks use that, and it yields us most recreation ; it stops not the high soaring of my noble generous Falcon ; in it... | |
| England - 1823 - 772 pages
...the Air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water ; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...air is most properly mine. I and my Hawks use that, and it yields us most recreation ; it stops not the high soaring of my noble generous Falcon ; in it... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 512 pages
...the Air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water ; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...noble generous Falcon ; in it she ascends to such an height, as the dull eyes of beasts and fish are not able to reach to ; their bodies are too gross... | |
| Pierce Egan - Amusements - 1832 - 426 pages
...the air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water, for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...air is most properly mine ; I and my hawks use that, and it yields us most recreation ; it stops not the high soaring of my noble, generous falcon ; in... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1842 - 532 pages
...the Air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...noble generous Falcon ; in it she ascends to such an height, as the dull eyes of beasts and fish are not able to reach to ; their bodies are too gross... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1844 - 532 pages
...the Air, an element of more worth than weight, an element that doubtless exceeds both the earth and water; for though I sometimes deal in both, yet the...noble generous falcon : in it she ascends to such an height, as the dull eyes of beasts and fish are not able to reach to ; their bodies are too gross... | |
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