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Africa African elephant afterwards animal appearance attack Basil bear beast beautiful beaver beetle birds bite bivalves BLACK-HEADED GULL body bones boys branch brown rat castoreum caught colour common common viper covered creature dead devour distance Dunlin eagles eggs elephant escape eyes feathers feet fire fish flesh flocks fond forest GREEK TORTOISE GREENLAND DOG ground habits hand hares head heard hermit crab heron hole horse inches Indians John Gilpin kill kind known legs length light limpet lion live looked mollusc native naturalists nest never night once plumage poisonous prey rabbits Rattlesnake roar seen seized serpents shape sheep shell shore side skin snake species spot suddenly supposed tail teeth thick tiger TITMOUSE trees tribe tusks variety viper Wharton whelk wild boar wing wolf wood worms Yanna yellow young
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Seite 45 - We rustled through the leaves like wind, Left shrubs, and trees, and wolves behind; By night I heard them on the track, Their troop came hard upon our back, With their long gallop, which can tire The hound's deep hate, and hunter's fire...
Seite 110 - Now, shepherds, to your helpless charge be kind, Baffle the raging year, and fill their pens With food at will; lodge them below the storm, And watch them strict : for from the bellowing east, In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the...
Seite 134 - That heroic man still preserved his fortitude : he grasped the trunk of a tree with his left hand, to steady and support himself, while with his right he wrenched, and violently turned the sword that was still in the breast of the tiger. All this was the work of an instant. The Indians, Frank, and myself hastened to his assistance; but Lincoln, who was already at his side, had seized Wharton's gun, which lay near upon the ground, and struck so powerful a blow with the butt end upon the head of the...
Seite 130 - I grasped my fire-arms. Wharton had already regained his composure and self-possession ; and he called to us to assist him instantly in blocking up the mouth of the cave with an immense stone which fortunately lay near it. The sense of approaching danger augmented our strength ; for we now distinctly heard the growl of the ferocious animal, and we were lost beyond redemption if it reached the entrance before we could get it closed.
Seite 10 - But as it seemed to me that the ' beaters ' were timid, and, moreover, somewhat slow in their movements, I called them back ; and, accompanied by only one or two persons, as also a few worthless dogs, entered the brake myself. It was rather a dangerous proceeding ; for in places the cover was so thick and tangled as to oblige me to creep on...
Seite 32 - Elephant observed, and impatiently thrust himself still deeper into the jungle, repeating his cry of urmph ! but in a voice evidently meant to encourage us to come on. Still the horse trembled ; and, anxious to observe the instinct of the two sagacious creatures, I forbore any interference : again the Elephant wedged himself...
Seite 131 - He went backwards and forwards before the entrance of the cave in the most wild and impetuous manner, then stood still, and, stretching out his neck in the direction of the forest, broke forth into a deafening howl. Our two Indian guides took advantage of this opportunity to discharge several arrows from the tree.
Seite 8 - He went to the water, took a hearty drink, and returned to the rock, smoked his pipe, and being a little tired, fell asleep. In a short time the heat reflected from the rock awoke him, and opening his eyes, he saw a large lion crouching before him, with its eyes glaring in his face, and within little more than a yard of his feet.
Seite 134 - ... and thus he clung to the edge of the precipice, endeavouring to gain a footing. The Indians again uttered a wild shriek, as if all hope had been lost. But Wharton, who was nearest the edge of the rock, advanced courageously towards the tiger, and struck his sword into the animal's breast. Enraged beyond all measure, the wild beast collected all his strength, and with a violent effort, fixing one of his hind legs upon the edge of the cliff, he seized Wharton by the thigh.
Seite 31 - My horse still hesitated : the elephant observed it, and impatiently thrust himself still deeper into the jungle, repeating his cry of urmph! but in a voice evidently meant to encourage us to come on. Still the horse trembled ; and anxious to observe the instinct of the two sagacious creatures, I...