 The squirrel, as before -mentioned, comes always lower, and at last leaps down to the snake, whose mouth is already wide open for its reception. . The poor little animal then with a piteous cry runs into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once...  Sporting Magazine - Page 1551805Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1772 - 656 pages
...about. The fquirrel, as beforementioned, comes always lower,' and at laft leaps down to the fnake, whofe mouth is already wide open for its reception. The poor little animal then with a pitious cry runs into the fnake's jaws, and is fwallowed at once, if it be not too big ; but if its... | |
 | 1772 - 412 pages
...about. The fquirrel, as before-mentioned comes always lower, and at lafl leaps down to the fnakc. whofe mouth is already wide open for its reception. The poor little animal then with a pitious cry runs into the fnake's jaws, and is fwallowed at once, if it be not too big; but if its... | |
 | 1797 - 616 pages
...as turning about. The squirrel as before mentioned comes always lower, and at last leaps fîo-л n to the snake, whose mouth is already wide open for...reception. The poor little animal then with a piteous cry run« into the snake"., jaws, and is swallowed at once, if it be not too big ; but if its size will... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...consi* Phil. Tran. vol. iv. derable noise without so much as the snake's ing about. The squirrel comes lower, and at last leaps down to the snake, whose...poor little animal then with a piteous cry runs into his jaws, and is swallowed *. Some colour is given to this by M. Vaillant, who says, that he saw, on... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1804 - 736 pages
...about. The fquirrel as before mentioned comes always lower, and at laft leaps down to the fnake, whofe mouth is already wide open for its reception. The...poor little animal then with a piteous cry runs into th« fnake's jaws, and is ("wallowed at once, if it be not too big; but if its fize will not allow... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - 914 pages
...about. The fquirrel, as before-mentioned, comes always lower, and at laft leaps dpwn to the fnake, whofe mouth is already wide open for its reception. The...little animal then with a piteous cry runs into the fnake's jaws, and is fwallowed at once, if it be not too big ; but if its fize will not allow it to... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1833 - 614 pages
...may make considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake, whose...into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions of Lacepede, that the effect thus described as produced,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pages
...approaching may make a considerable noise, without so much as the snake's turning about. The squirrel comes lower, and at last leaps down to the snake, whose mouth is already wide open for its reception. The little animal then with a piteous cry, runs into his jaws, and is swallowed. Some colour is given to... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 pages
...may make considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake, whose...into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions of Lacepède, that the effect thus described as produced,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1833 - 570 pages
...may make considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake, whose...reception. The poor little animal then, with a piteous cry, mus into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions... | |
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