By the time the Cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my face in a right position.... Spirit of the English Magazines - Strana 431826Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Charles Waterton - 1825 - Počet stránok 350
...land immediately. They pulled again, and out he came, — " monstrum, hor- THIRD * ' JOUKNET. rendum, informe." This was an interesting moment. I kept my...from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail.... | |
| 1826 - Počet stránok 626
...run all risks, and have him on land immediately. They pulled again, and out he came, — " monstrum, horrendum, informe." This was an interesting moment....bridle. ' He now seemed to have recovered from his surprize, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1826 - Počet stránok 624
...of me, I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung HJI, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted,...bridle. ' He now seemed to have recovered from his surprize, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, be began to plunge furiously, and lashed... | |
| Charles Waterton - 1828 - Počet stránok 362
...risks, and have him on land R THIRD immediately. They pulled again, and out he came, — "mon strum horrendum, informe." This was an interesting moment....from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail.... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Počet stránok 809
...nf tear and perturbation. I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up and jumped upon his back, taming half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat...them on his back ; thus they served me for a bridle. ' lie now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company,... | |
| John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1829 - Počet stránok 518
...crocodile's back, and, bridling his mouth with a staffj force him out of the river, and slay him." fore legs, and by main force twisted them on his back : thus they served me for a bridle." Herodotus (Euterpe, chap. 70.), relates a different way of catching this animal on the Nile. — "Ewea*... | |
| 1830 - Počet stránok 318
...hook fastened to a long rope, " they pulled the cayman," as he describes, " within two yards of me ; 1 saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I...them on his back ; thus they served me for a bridle." Herodotus relates a different way of catching this animal on the Nile. • ' " When they have fixed... | |
| John Timbs - 1832 - Počet stránok 362
...traveller, " within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly sprung up, and jumped on his back; turning half round...them on his back ; thus they served me for a bridle." On his return home, Mr. Waterton published his Travels ; but the jumping on the crocodile was received... | |
| John Timbs - 1832 - Počet stránok 356
...traveller, " within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly sprung up, and jumped on his back ; turning half round...them on his back ; thus they served me for a bridle." On his return home, Mr. Waterton published his Travels ; but the jumping on the crocodile was received... | |
| Georges-Bernard Depping - 1833 - Počet stránok 282
...vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my face in a right position. I immediately seized his forelegs, and by main force twisted them on his back ; thus they served me for a bridle. " H.: now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company,... | |
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