 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority, it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...in proportion as it had contracted its own. These eftbrts were alternate, victory seemed doubtful,incliningsometimes to one side, sometimes to the other... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...-outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority; it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...gave way, and in consequence of this accident they both plunged into the ditch. The water did not extinguish their vindictive rage ; for by their agitations... | |
 | Roger Lamb - 1811 - 310 pages
...America anU the West Indies.- ':i • new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority, it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...other, until at last the stalk to which the black snake fastened, suddenly gave way, and in consequence of this accident they both plunged into the ditch.... | |
 | 1822 - 430 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority ; it acquired two great folds likewise, •which necessarily...; victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes to one side, sometimes to the other, until at last the stalk to which the black snake was fastened suddenly... | |
 | 1823 - 442 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority ; it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...; victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes to or« side, sometimes to the other, until at last the stalk to which the black snake was fastened suddenly... | |
 | 1824 - 188 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute tile new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority, it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...extended the body of its adversary, in proportion as it lutj. .contracted its own. These efforts were alternate, victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes... | |
 | Abigail Roberts - 1826 - 188 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute, the new struggles of the black one, gained an unexpected superiority, it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...its adversary, in proportion as it had contracted his own. These efforts were alternate ; victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes to the one side,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority, it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...alternate: victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes to one side, sometimes to the other; until at last the stalk to which the black snake was fastened, suddenly... | |
 | Edward Pett Thompson - 1851 - 434 pages
...out-stretched : the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority ; it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...alternate, victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes to one side, sometimes to the other ; until at last the stalk to which the black snake was fastened, suddenly... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1856 - 984 pages
...outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority; it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily...; victory seemed doubtful, inclining sometimes to one side, sometimes to the other, until at last the stalk to which the black snake was fastened, suddenly... | |
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... great folds, and by that operation rendered the other more than commonly -outstretched ; the next minute the new struggles of the black one gained an unexpected superiority; it acquired two great folds likewise, which necessarily extended the body... 
