 ... up with a force much greater than we could have thought them able to conquer by any combination of their strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately threw themselves...  Cook's voyages of discovery, ed. by J. Barrow - Seite 155von James Cook - 1904 - 417 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1785 - 456 Seiten
...and our hair, from •whence they were not eafily driven : the fting was fcarcely lefs painful thaii that of a bee; but, except it was repeated, the pain did not laft more than a minute. Another fort are quite black, and their operations and manner of life are... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 Seiten
...conquer by any combination of their strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expence, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately...intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession. of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven. Their sting... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - 622 Seiten
...; and as soon as they were driven from their station, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with a force much greater than we could have thought...intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven. Their sting was... | |
 | George Barrington - 1810 - 512 Seiten
...; and as soon as they were driven from their station, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with a force much greater than we could have thought...intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven. Their sting was... | |
 | John Campbell - 1813 - 546 Seiten
...their " strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at " their expense, the injury did not pass unrevenged, for " thousands immediately threw themselves...intolerable pain with their stings, especially " those which took possession of our necks and our hair, " from which they were not easily driven." There is... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...conquer by any combination of their strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expence, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately...bee ; but, except it was repeated, the pain did not Jast more than a minute. Another sort are quite black, and their operations and manner of life are... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 Seiten
...conquer by any combination of their strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expence, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately...threw themselves upon us, and gave us intolerable pain witli their stings, especially those who took possession of our necks and our hair, from whence they... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 380 Seiten
...and as soon as they were driven from their station, the leaves on which they were employed, sprang up with a force much greater than we could have thought...intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven. Their sting was... | |
 | James Rennie - 1830 - 442 Seiten
...and as soon as they were driven from their stations, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with a force much greater than we could have thought...intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven. Their sting was... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 Seiten
...work; and as soon as they were driven from their station, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with a force much greater than we could have thought...intolerable pain with their stings, especially those which took possession of our necks and hair, from whence they were not easily driven. Their sting was... | |
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