Natural History, Lore and Legend: Being Some Few Examples of Quaint and By-gone Beliefs Gathered in from Divers Authorities, Ancient and Mediaeval, of Varying Degrees of Reliability |
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Page 224 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
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| Title | Natural History, Lore and Legend: Being Some Few Examples of Quaint and By-gone Beliefs Gathered in from Divers Authorities, Ancient and Mediaeval, of Varying Degrees of Reliability |
| Author | Frederick Edward Hulme |
| Publisher | B. Quaritch, 1895 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Nov 18, 2005 |
| Length | 350 pages |
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