 ... his face, without the least appearance of fear. The lion, conscious of his strength, remained unmoved at their noisy attempts, and kept his head turned towards us. At one moment the dogs, perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his...  Tales of Animals: Comprising Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects - Page 9by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1837 - 327 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1824 - 608 pages
...perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him ; but they paid dearly for their imprudence,...discomposing the majestic and steady attitude in which be stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, and at the next instant. I beheld two lying dead. In doing... | |
 | 1824 - 600 pages
...cloM to bis feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him ; but they paid dearly Tor their Imprudence, for, without discomposing the majestic and steady attitude in which be stood fixed, lie merely moved his paw, and at the next instant, I beheld two lying dead. In doing... | |
 | Lutheran Church - 1830 - 398 pages
...the dogs seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him, and without discomposing the majestic attitude in which he stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, and at the next instant, two laid dead. We fired upon him; one of the balls went through his side between the short ribs, and... | |
 | James Rennie - Elephants - 1829 - 440 pages
...perceiving his eyes thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him, but they paid dearly for their imprudence,...In doing this, he made so little exertion that it vyas scarcely perceptible by what means they had been killed. Of the time which we had gained by the... | |
 | James Rennie - Elephants - 1829 - 438 pages
...perceiving his eyes thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him, but they paid dearly for their imprudence,...I beheld two lying dead. In doing this, he made so 'ittle exertion that it was scarcely perceptible by what means they had been killed. Of the time which... | |
 | Sir William Jardine - Felidae - 1834 - 400 pages
...perceiving his eye thus engaged, haJ advanced close to bis feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him; but they paid dearly for their imprudence,...what means they had been killed. Of the time which we gained by the interference of the dogs, not a moment was lost: we fired upon him ; one of the balls... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1839 - 324 pages
...perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him : but they paid dearly for their imprudence...what means they had been killed. Of the time which we gained by this interference of the dogs, not a moment was lost : we fired upon him ; one of the balls... | |
 | 1839 - 500 pages
...perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him ; but they paid dearly for their imprudence,...in which he stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, • See * South AtYicnn Journal,' September, 1830 ; and Stcedmon't ' Wanderlcgs and Adventures in the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1839 - 536 pages
...perceiving his eye thus engaged, had advanced close to his feet, and seemed as if they would actually seize hold of him ; but they paid dearly for their imprudence,...in which he stood fixed, he merely moved his paw, • See ' South African Journal.' September, 1330; and Steedmaa'i ' Wanderings ami Adventures in the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1839 - 502 pages
...engaged, had •so to his I tually seize hold of him : hut the ly for their imprudence, for, without d 1 his paw, and. at the next instant, I beheld two lying dead. In doing This he m.Иг so little exertion, that it was scarcely perceptible by u hat means they had been killed. Of... | |
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