 ... animal, one of the natives stood up from his crouching position, holding a spear about six feet long, which with one blow he struck through the animal's tail into the sand. A most strenuous contest immediately ensued ; the man with the spear holding...  The New sporting magazine - Página 2591837Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1837 - 656 páginas
...immediately ensued ; the man with the spear holding it in the sand as firmly as his strength allowed him, and clinging to it as it became necessary to shift...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... | |
 | 1838 - 534 páginas
...immediately ensued ; the man with the spear holding it in the sand as firmly as his strength allowed him, and clinging to it as it became necessary to shift...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... | |
 | 1838 - 564 páginas
...immediately ensued— the man with the spear holding it in the sand as Grmly as his strength allowed him, and clinging to it as it became necessary to shift...while his companion occasionally ran in as opportunity ofl'ered, and with much dexterity gave the animal a thrust with his long knife, retreating at the same... | |
 | 1838 - 556 páginas
...immediately ensued — the man witli the spear holding it in the sand as firmly as Ins strength allowed him, and clinging to it as it became necessary to shift his position witli the agility of a monkey — while his companion occasionally ran in as opportunity offered, and... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1839 - 324 páginas
...immediately ensued, the man with the spear holding as firmly in the sand as his strength allowed him, and clinging to it, as it became necessary to shift...long knife, retreating at the same moment from within the reach of his capacious jaws, as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1849 - 1194 páginas
...Bpear holding it in the saud as firmly as his strength allowed him, and clinging to it as it bpcame necessary to shift his position, with the agility...occasionally ran in as opportunity offered, and with as much dexterity gave the animal a thrust with his long knife, retreating, at the same moment, from... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1864 - 258 páginas
...him, and clinging to it as ib becnme necessary to shift his position, with the agility of a moukey ; while his companion occasionally ran in, as opportunity...long knife, retreating at the same moment from within the reach of his capacious jaws, as it whirled round upon the extraordinary pivot which his companion... | |
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