...Natioaalities.— THE AMERICAN EAGLE. DR. FRANKLIN, in one of his admirable Letters, observes : " I wish tho bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative...character ; he does not get his living honestly ; you may see him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the...

...little singular that it was selected as the national emblem. " For my part," says Dr. Franklin, " I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country. He is a bird of a bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead...

...Nationalities.— dignities. THE AMERICAN EAGLE. DR. FRANKLIN, in one of his admirable Letters, observes : " I wish the bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country : he ia a bird of bad moral character ; he does not got his living honestly ; you may see him perched on...

...of our country. lie is a bird of a bad moral character; ho docs not get his living Ьопеяйу. You may have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to finh for himnolf, he watches tho labour of tho Bulling hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length...

...national symbol, though Benjamin Franklin does not seem proud of the emblem. " For my part," he says, " I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative...him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ;ind when that diligent bird has at length...

...never seen on rocks. Dr. Franklin thus speaks of this eagle, the emblem of our national union : "For my part, 1 wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as...the representative of our country. He is a bird of a bad moral tjiaracter ; he does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched upon ^ome...

...White-headed Eagle. It has its wings extended. Benjamin Franklin thus speaks: — " For my part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country, lie is a, bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly. You may have seen him perched...

...illgotten booty silently away to the woods." Dr. Franklin thus speaks of this Eagle : " For my part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative...his living honestly. You may have seen him perched upon some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches for the labors of the Fishing...

...pay. Others object to the bald eagle, as looking too much like a dindon or turkey. For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been, chosen as the representative...him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishinghawk, and when that diligent bird has at length...

...following character, given to it by the celebrated Benjamin Franklin : — " For my part (says he) I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative...him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length...