Show Sr r rEagle Eagle Long Associated With Pomp and Majesty l The Persian monarchs adopted the thela la eagle 11 as ns a symbol of m monarchy the Assyrians carved ld It In stone along with their other emblems of or power as II did the 1 Egyptians also also Poets of ot antiquity termed It the king of ot birds II as ns the lion was the king of ot beasts From Irom th the time when a 1 Tuscan embassy embassy em m bassy visited Ronde on a message of Kindliness and encouragement to a ayoung young oong nation t hearing bearing among other gifts a splendid l royal scepter surmounted sur sur- mounted by Ity a carved hor Ivory hory eagle lall such majestic fI figures first of ot wood then of metal were re the standards borne b by bythe bythe the Homan Boman legions Napoleon Bonaparte Bona Hona Bonsparte parte part In boastful emulation of those conquerors of ot the world worl l replaced the antI and other battle flass of France with glided 11 entries eagles which however how disappeared with the Napoleonic Na Na- dynasty Russia Hussla Prussia Spain Poland loland Sicily Sic Sic- II ily and Sardinia had hall already made the eagle 01 th their lr national bird as did later the United States Nor Nr can cnn the tile respect this powerful and r rapacious bird evoked from man man- kind I generally be wondered at when Its size afe Its lOw powers rs of ot night flight and nM of ot attack its dignity in repose and on the w wing lag In- Its lIS front tty lIu and its beautiful par par- parental care MIre of ot Its young oung are taken Into account |