Hawk

Hawk

Hawk is a common name for some birds of prey, widely distributed and varying greatly in size.

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Famous quotes containing the word hawk:

    “Instead of the scream of a fish hawk scaring the fishes, is heard the whistle of the steam-engine, arousing a country to its progress.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Merry Margaret,
    As midsummer flower,
    Gentle as falcon
    Or hawk of the tower:”
    —John Skelton (1460?–1529)

    “Time is bearing another son.
    Kill Time! She turns in her pain!
    The oak is felled in the acorn
    And the hawk in the egg kills the wren.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)