roc

• “I remembered that I had often heard sailors speak of a wonderful bird called the roc, and saw that the great dome which I so much admired must be its egg.”

  The Elson Readers, Book 5

• “I recollected that I had heard of a bird called the roc, so large that it could carry away young elephants, and I therefore conjectured that the large object I had been looking at was the egg of this bird.”

  Favorite Fairy Tales

• “I remembered a fowl, called roc, that I had often heard mariners speak of, and conceived that the great bowl, which I so much admired, must needs be its egg.”

  Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights

• “I remembered that I had often heard mariners speak of a miraculous bird called the roc, and conceived that the great dome which I so much admired must be its egg.”

  Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3

• “I remembered that I had often heard mariners speak of a miraculous bird called the roc, [52] and conceived that the great dome which I so much admired must be its egg.”

  The Arabian Nights Entertainments

• “I remembered that I had often heard mariners speak of a marvelous bird called the roc, and felt sure that the great dome by which I stood must be its egg.”

  The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites

• “Presently there will come to thee a bird called the roc [FN#44], that will catch thee up in its claws and fly away with thee and set thee down on”

  The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I

• “Dans cette disposition il semble que le mot 'roc' soit monté sur deux échasses. ”

  Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

• “We must sew you in this skin," said they, "and then leave you; upon which a bird of monstrous size, called a roc, will appear in the air, and, taking you for a sheep, will pounce upon you, and soar with you to the sky.”

  The Arabian Nights Entertainments

• “We must sew you in this skin," said they, "and then leave you; upon which a bird of a monstrous size, called a roc, will appear in the air, and taking you for a sheep, will pounce upon you, and soar with you to the sky: but let not that alarm you; he will descend with you again, and lay you on the top of a mountain.”

  The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Complete

Show 10 more examples...