 Behold him rushing forth from the flags and reeds. His enormous body swells. His plaited tail brandished high, floats upon the lake. The waters like a cataract descend from his opening jaws. Clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils. The earth trembles...  The Boy's Own Annual - Seite 881879Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Tobias Smollett - 1794 - 610 Seiten
...boiling furface of the lake marks their rapid courfe, and a terrific conflict commences. They now fink to the bottom folded together in horrid wreaths. The water becomes thick and difcoloured. Again they rife, their jaws clap together, re-echoing through the deep furrounding forelts.... | |
 | Caledonian bee - 1795 - 302 Seiten
...boiling.furface of the lake ,marks their rapid courfe, and a terrific conflict commences. They now fink to the the bottom folded together in horrid wreaths. 'The water becomes thick and difeoloured. Again they fink, when the conteft ends at the muddy bottom uf the lake, ami the \anqnifhed... | |
 | 1825 - 458 Seiten
...from his opening jaws. Clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils. The earth trembles with hjs thunder. When immediately, from the opposite coast...The water becomes thick and discoloured. Again they sink, when the contest ends at the muddy bottom of the lake, and the vanquished mates a hazardous escape,... | |
 | Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 248 Seiten
...like a cataract, descend from his opening jaws ; clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils ; the earth trembles with his thunder. When immediately...surface of the lake marks their rapid course, and a terrible conflict commences. They now sink to the bottom, folded together in horrid wreaths. The water... | |
 | 1826 - 638 Seiten
...walcr-- like a cataract descend from his open jaws. Clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils. The earth trembles with his thunder. When immediately...champion. They suddenly dart upon each other. The hoiling surface of the lake marks their rapid course, and a terrific conflict commences. They now sink... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 376 Seiten
...like a cataract, descend from his opening jaws ; clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils ; the earth trembles with his thunder. When immediately,...surface of the lake marks their rapid course, and a terrible conflict commences. They now sink to the bottom, folded together in horrid wreaths. The water... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 Seiten
...suddenly dart upon each other. The boiling surface of the lake marks their rapid course, and a terrible conflict commences. They now sink to the bottom, folded...The water becomes thick and discoloured. Again they sink, when the contest ends at the oozy bottom of the lake, and the vanquished makes a hazardous escape,... | |
 | 1853 - 664 Seiten
...from his opening jaws. Clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils. The earth trembles with hia thunder. When immediately from the opposite coast...together in horrid wreaths. The water becomes thick and discolored. Again they rise, their jaws clap together, re-echoing through the deep surrounding forests.... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 Seiten
...waters like a cataract descend fu.m his opening jaws. Clouds of fn.oke issue fiom his dilated nostrils. The earth trembles with his thunder. When immediately...opposite coast of the lagoon, emerges from the deep l.is rival champion. They suddenly dart upon each oil, er. • The bulling surface of the lake marks... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 294 Seiten
...rival diumpion. They suddenly dart upon each other. Ilio boiling surface of the lake marks their inpid course, and a terrific conflict commences. They now sink to the bottom folded together in lion id wreaths. Hie water becomes thick and discoloured. Again they rise, their jaws clap together,... | |
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