A General History of QuadrupedsE. Walker, 1807 - 525 стор. |
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... distance . The following anecdote will shew with what obstinate perseverance they have been known to observe the line of their order : - Some years ago , one of these Horses , which had been long accustomed to follow his leader , by ...
... distance . The following anecdote will shew with what obstinate perseverance they have been known to observe the line of their order : - Some years ago , one of these Horses , which had been long accustomed to follow his leader , by ...
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... distance , deep declivities of several hundred yards down- ward . These can be descended only by Mules ; and the animal itself seems sensible of the danger , and the cau- tion that is to be used in such descents . When they come to the ...
... distance , deep declivities of several hundred yards down- ward . These can be descended only by Mules ; and the animal itself seems sensible of the danger , and the cau- tion that is to be used in such descents . When they come to the ...
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... distance of two or three hundred yards , make a wheel round , and come boldly up again , tossing their heads in a menacing manner : on a sudden they make a full stop , at the distance of forty or fifty yards , looking wildly at the ...
... distance of two or three hundred yards , make a wheel round , and come boldly up again , tossing their heads in a menacing manner : on a sudden they make a full stop , at the distance of forty or fifty yards , looking wildly at the ...
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... distance , and ad- vancing nearer , till they come within ten yards ; when most people think it prudent to leave them , not chusing to provoke them further ; for there is little doubt but in two or three turns more they would make an ...
... distance , and ad- vancing nearer , till they come within ten yards ; when most people think it prudent to leave them , not chusing to provoke them further ; for there is little doubt but in two or three turns more they would make an ...
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... distance between the points is often above five feet : the ears are a foot long , somewhat pendulous , and in a great measure covered and defended by the lower edges of the horns , which bend down on each side , and form a curve upwards ...
... distance between the points is often above five feet : the ears are a foot long , somewhat pendulous , and in a great measure covered and defended by the lower edges of the horns , which bend down on each side , and form a curve upwards ...
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Сторінка 347 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Сторінка 310 - By wintry famine roused, from all the tract Of horrid mountains which the shining Alps, And wavy Apennine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands ; Cruel as Death, and hungry as the grave, Burning for blood, bony, and gaunt, and grim, Assembling wolves in raging troops descend ; And, pouring o'er the country, bear along, Keen as the north-wind sweeps the glossy snow. All is their prize.
Сторінка 47 - 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...
Сторінка 126 - Their rein-deer form their riches. These, their tents, Their robes, their beds, and all their homely wealth Supply, their wholesome fare, and cheerful cups Obsequious at their call, the docile tribe Yield to the sled their necks, and whirl them swift O'er hill and dale...
Сторінка 482 - When apprehensive of danger from dogs, it sought the protection of its master, and would endeavour to spring into his arms for greater security. It was frequently employed in catching fish, and would sometimes take eight or ten salmon in a day. If not prevented, it always made an attempt to break the fish behind the...
Сторінка 36 - Their colour is invariably white, muzzle black ; the whole of the inside of the ear, and about one-third of the outside from the tip, downwards, red ; horns white, with black tips, very fine, and bent upwards ; some of the bulls have a thin upright mane, about an inch and a half, or two inches long...
Сторінка 104 - ... a tobacco pipe ; it is about seven inches high, and about twelve from the point of the nose to the insertion of the tail. It is the most delicately shaped animal in the world, being completely formed like a stag in miniature ; except that its horns, when it has any, are more of the gazelle kind, being hollow and annulated in the same manner.
Сторінка 349 - Flourish'd in air, low bending plies around His busy nose, .the steaming vapour snuffs Inquisitive, nor leaves one turf untried, Till, conscious of the recent stains, his heart Beats quick; his snuffling nose, his active tail, Attest his joy ; then with deep opening mouth, That makes the welkin tremble, he proclaims Th...
Сторінка 229 - ... qualities, the seller was to forfeit to the buyer the third part of its value. If any one stole or killed the cat that guarded the prince's granary, he was to forfeit a milch ewe, its fleece and lamb ; or as much wheat as, when poured on the cat suspended by its tail (the head touching the floor) would form a heap high enough to cover the tip of the former.
Сторінка 18 - ... and unmixed ; and the black, or brown, thick and lustrous. Such is the beauty of this creature, that it Seems by nature fitted to satisfy the pride and the pleasure of man ; and formed to be taken into his service. Hitherto, however, it appears to have disdained servitude ; and neither force nor kindness have been able to wean it from its native independence and ferocity.