The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 15
and the Laysanalbatross. Sailors are very superstitious concerning thisbird and are especially averse to killing one ofthem. Unfortunately, this aversion is not gen-eral, and passengers on vessels, taking advantageof the birds fearlessness, often fish for it withline and baited hook. By this means… … THE ALBATROSS IN THE WAKE OF A VESSEL. The albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariners hollo ! Coleridge. the air, rider of the wind. Serene and secure inhis matchless power, he cheers the lone wandererand gives a touch of life to the watery wastes. S. Edwin…
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