 ... of a most enormous size. It was built with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than six and twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high.  Omniana, Or Horæ Otiosiores - Side 112af Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1812 - 330 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1810 - 472 sider
...Kippis's Life of Cook, " that he found in an island, not far from New Holland, a bird's nest, which was built with sticks, upon the ground, and was no...twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches in height." In this manner might the whole work be gone through. And this mode of illustration would... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1813 - 368 sider
...going out. Upon this island we saw an incredible number of birds, chiefly sea.fowl: we found also the nest of an eagle with young ones, •which we killed;...twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. We found also that this place had been. visited by the Indians, probably to eat turtle, many... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 568 sider
...going out. Upon this Island, we saw an incredible Number of Birds, chiefly Sea fowl; we found also the Nest of an Eagle with young ones, which we killed...Size: it was built with Sticks upon the Ground, and roa* no less, than six AND TWENTY FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE, and TWO FEET EIGHT INCHES HIGH." Book 3, chap.... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 820 sider
...found also the Nest of an Eagle with young ones, which we killed : and the NBST of some other Bird, tee knew not what, of a most enormous Size: it was built with Sticks upon the Ground, and teas no less, than six AND TWENTY FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE, and TWO FEET EIGHT INCHES HIGH." Book 3, chap.... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 sider
...going out. Upon this island we saw {in incredible number of birds, chiefly sea-fowl : We found also the nest of an eagle with young ones, which we killed...with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than sixand-twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. We found also that this place... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 sider
...going out. Upon this island we saw an incredible number of birds, chiefly sea-fowl : We found also the nest of an eagle with young ones, which we killed...with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than sixand-twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. We found also that this place... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 sider
...going out. Upon this island we saw an incredible number of birds, chiefly sea-fowl : We found also the nest of an eagle with young ones, which we killed...with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than sixand-twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. We found also that this place... | |
 | 1815 - 476 sider
...springs. On an island oil" this coast was found the nest of an eagle, and of some other bird of an enormous size; it was built with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than twenty-six feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. Rocks and shoals in this part of... | |
 | 1823 - 496 sider
...found the nest of an Eagle, with young ones, which they killed ; and the nest of some ether bird, they knew not what, of a most enormous size : it was built...with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than twenty six feet in circumference, and two feet eigiit inches high." Cnpt Flinders, also, on the south... | |
 | 1820 - 774 sider
...which he killed, and the nest of some other bird, of a most enor. mous size ; it wai built with large sticks upon the ground, and was no less than six and...twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. Warm in a Horse1! Eye*— tor William Scott, of Madras, has extracted a worm from the aqueous... | |
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