 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1826 - 624 páginas
...came, — " monstrum, horrendum, informe." This was an interesting moment. I kept my position 6rmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him.' ' By the time...perturbation; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung HJI, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my face... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1829 - 516 páginas
...Essequibo, by a baited hook fastened to a long rope, "they pulled the cayman," as he describes (p. 231.), "within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of...his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that J gained my seat with my face in a right position. I immediately seized his * " There is a race of... | |
 | 1829 - 576 páginas
...Essequiho, hy a haited hook fastened to a long rope, " they pulled the cayman," as he descrihes (p. 23l), " within two yards of me ; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturhation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on hin huck, turning half round... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 356 páginas
...fastened to a long rope, by the aid of some Indians, " I pulled the animal," says the traveller, " within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly sprung up, and jumped on his back ; turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 362 páginas
...fastened to a long rope, by the aid of some Indians, " I pulled the animal," says the traveller, " within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly sprung up, and jumped on his back; turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
 | Georges-Bernard Depping - 1833 - 282 páginas
...risks, and have him on land immediately. They pulled again, and out he came, — ' monstrum horrendum, informe.' This was an interesting moment. I kept my...instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped upon his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my face in a right position.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 páginas
...canoe in iis hand, ready to force it down the throat of the crodile as soon as he makes his appearance. By the time the cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of fc-ar and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 páginas
...his hand, ready to force it down the throat of the crocodile as soon as he makes his appearance. " By the time the Cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of feai and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung; up, and jumped on his back, turning half... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1848 - 520 páginas
...his hand, ready to force it down the throat of the crocodile as soon as he makes his appearance. ' By the time the cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; 1 instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted,... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1852 - 742 páginas
...means of a baited hook, a huge cayman in the river Essequibo, they (the Indians) pulled the cayman within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of...fear and perturbation. I instantly dropped the mast, sprang up and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
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This was an interesting moment. I kept my position firmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him. By the time the cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation: I instantly dropped the mast, sprang up, and jumped on... 
