eserves his title. He is monarch ofall he surveys. Around him are the mighty peaks of the rocks, the deep darkpine forest, and the chasms, the dells, and the pits, that men behold withwonder and with dread. The eagles wing has borne him over them with ease.Perhaps he has his nest in yonder ledge of… … THE GOLDEN EAGLE. shines like gold. He can sec far and wide, and deep down below into thevalley his glance penetrates. THE EAGLE, 13 He is armed for the very purpose of plunder. His beak is hooked andstrong, and the edges cut Hke a knife. His feet have four powerful toes,
Birds -- Juvenile literature
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