. The bird. Birds. TRIUMPH OF THE WING. THE FRIGATE BIED. Let us not attempt to particularize all the intermediate gradations. Let us proceed to yonder snow-white bird, which I perceive floating on high among the clouds; the bird which one sees eveiy where â âon the water, on land, on rocks alternately concealed and exposed by the waves ; the bird which one loves to watch, familiar as it is, and greedy, and which miffht well be named " the little vulture of the ; I speak of those myriads of petrels, or gulls, with whose hoarse cries every waste resounds. Find me, if you can, cre
. The bird. Birds. TRIUMPH OF THE WING. THE FRIGATE BIED. Let us not attempt to particularize all the intermediate gradations. Let us proceed to yonder snow-white bird, which I perceive floating on high among the clouds; the bird which one sees eveiy where â âon the water, on land, on rocks alternately concealed and exposed by the waves ; the bird which one loves to watch, familiar as it is, and greedy, and which miffht well be named " the little vulture of the ; I speak of those myriads of petrels, or gulls, with whose hoarse cries every waste resounds. Find me, if you can, creatures endowed with fuller liberty. Day and night, south or north, sea or shore, dead prey or living, all is one to them. Using everything, at home everywhere, they indiff"erently display their white sails from the waves to the heaven; the fresh breeze, ever shifting and changing, is the boun- teous wind which always blows in the direction they most Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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