 ... his position with the agility of a monkey ; while his companion occasionally ran in as opportunity offered, and with much dexterity gave the animal a thrust with his long knife, retreating at the same moment from within reach of its capacious jaws...  The New sporting magazine - Page 2601837Full view - About this book
 | 1837 - 656 pages
...the same moment from within reach of its capacious jaws as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed...long in cutting him into pieces, and loading their canoes with his flesh, which they immediately carried to the shore and retailed to their countrymen.... | |
 | 1838 - 556 pages
...the same moment from within reach of its capacious jaws as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed...long in cutting him into pieces and loading their canoes with his flesh, which they immediately carried to the shore and retailed to their countrymen.... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pages
...the same moment from within reach of its capacious jaws as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed...battle lasted about half an hour, terminating in the -.laughter of the alligator, and the triumph of his conquerors, who were not long in cutting him into... | |
 | 1838 - 564 pages
...the same moment from within reach of its capacious jaws as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed in its tail. The battle lasted about halt an hour, terminating in the slaughter of the alligator, and the triumph of his conquerors, who... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1839 - 324 pages
...same moment from within the reach of his capacious jaws, as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed...with his flesh, which they immediately carried to shore, and retailed to their countrymen. It is evident that the success of this plan depended on the... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1849 - 1194 pages
...the same moment, from within reach of its capacious jaws, as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed...to the shore, and retailed to their countrymen.— Xavell's Travek. —— • • • I OUR WONDROUS ATMOSPHERE. The atmosphere rises above us with its... | |
 | MacGregor Laird, R. A. K. Oldfield - 1837 - 490 pages
...it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion had so successfully placed in i(s tail. The battle lasted about half an hour, terminating...long in cutting him into pieces and loading their canoes with his flesh, which they immediately carried to the shore and retailed to their countrymen.... | |
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