. The bird. Birds. THE FRIGATE BIRD. 103 traversing the Atlantic^ arrives in mighty billows, swollen to enor- mous heights, with a terrific clash and shock, the tranquil petrels labour imperturbably. " I saw them/' says M. de Quatrefages, " describe in the air a thousand curves, plunge between two waves, reappear with a fish. Swiftest when they followed the wind, slowest when they confronted it, they nevertheless poised always with the same ease, and never appeared to give a stroke of the wing the more than in the calmest weather. And yet the billows mounted up the slopes, like catar
. The bird. Birds. THE FRIGATE BIRD. 103 traversing the Atlantic^ arrives in mighty billows, swollen to enor- mous heights, with a terrific clash and shock, the tranquil petrels labour imperturbably. " I saw them/' says M. de Quatrefages, " describe in the air a thousand curves, plunge between two waves, reappear with a fish. Swiftest when they followed the wind, slowest when they confronted it, they nevertheless poised always with the same ease, and never appeared to give a stroke of the wing the more than in the calmest weather. And yet the billows mounted up the slopes, like cataracts reversed, as high as the platform of Notre Dame, and their spray liigher than Montmartre. They did not appear more moved by ;. 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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