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At length the poor animal came to bay , and made some unequivocal demonstrations of combat , raising and tossing his head furiously , and tearing up the ground with his feet . At this moment a shot was fired . The victim trembled like ...
At length the poor animal came to bay , and made some unequivocal demonstrations of combat , raising and tossing his head furiously , and tearing up the ground with his feet . At this moment a shot was fired . The victim trembled like ...
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The poor animal was so completely surrounded by enemies that he became bewildered ; he raised himself upon his hind - feet , standing almost erect , his mouth partly open , and from his protruding tongue the blood fell fast in drops .
The poor animal was so completely surrounded by enemies that he became bewildered ; he raised himself upon his hind - feet , standing almost erect , his mouth partly open , and from his protruding tongue the blood fell fast in drops .
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... his victim . unwieldy brute , ” he says , “ was quietly and unsuspiciously cropping the herbage , and I had arrived within ten feet of him , when a sudden flashing of the eye , and an impatient motion , told me that I was observed .
... his victim . unwieldy brute , ” he says , “ was quietly and unsuspiciously cropping the herbage , and I had arrived within ten feet of him , when a sudden flashing of the eye , and an impatient motion , told me that I was observed .
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... and terminated at its lower part in a perpendicular precipice of a thousand 2 or twelve hundred feet . He was moving along in EXCURSION TO OREGON . 55.
... and terminated at its lower part in a perpendicular precipice of a thousand 2 or twelve hundred feet . He was moving along in EXCURSION TO OREGON . 55.
Side 56
or twelve hundred feet . He was moving along in the snow cautiously , near the lower edge , in order to attain a more level spot beyond , when his feet slipped and he fell . Before he could attempt to fix himself firmly , he slid down ...
or twelve hundred feet . He was moving along in the snow cautiously , near the lower edge , in order to attain a more level spot beyond , when his feet slipped and he fell . Before he could attempt to fix himself firmly , he slid down ...
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able afterward allowed appeared approach arrived attempt became boat body brought called Captain cause close commanded companions conduct continued course covered crew danger death direction distance door effect entered escape expected eyes father feelings feet felt fire five formed four gave give ground half hands head heard hope horses hundred immediately Indians island Italy kind land least leave length less lived looked means miles mind months morning natives never night officers once party passed perhaps person poor present prison raft reached received remained returned river sail sailors saved says scarcely seemed seen seized Selkirk sent served ship shore short side sight situation soon suffered taken thing thought tion took travelers turned vessel whole wind young
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Travel and Adventure: Comprising Some of the Most Striking Narratives on Record Fireside reading |
| Redaktør | Davis Wasgatt Clark |
| Udgiver | A. Poe & L. Hitchcock, 1864 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Chicago |
| Digitaliseret | 25. jan 2016 |
| Længde | 416 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |