If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation,… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
It may be proper to observe, that I had now passed the utmost frontier of the white settlements on that border. — William Bartram Copy Share Image
First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the distinctions of… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution,… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes. — William Bartram Copy Share Image
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when abandoned. — William Bartram Copy Share Image
My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December,… — William Bartram Copy Share Image
