 | Robert Walsh - 1828 - 564 pàgines
...throughout the audience. The exhibition made by the herald, was truly barbarous. He threw himself backward, projecting his abdomen, and putting his hands to his...the exhibition. The tiger was secured to a stake, by » rope tied around his loins, about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewn... | |
 | 1828 - 334 pàgines
...sides, and in this absurd attitude uttered several loud and long yells. The tiger had been exhihited in front of the hall, and was driven to the spot on...great concourse of people had assembled to witness the exhihition. The tiger was secured to a stake by a rope tied round his loins, about thirty yards long.... | |
 | John Crawfurd - 1830 - 546 pàgines
...audience. The exhibition made by the herald, however, was truly barbarous. He threw himself backward, projecting his abdomen, and putting his hands to his...tied round his loins, about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewn up, and his nails pulled out. He was of large size, and extremely... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1832 - 426 pàgines
...audience. The exhibition made by the herald, however, was truly barbarous. He threw himself backward, projecting his abdomen, and putting his hands to his...tied round his loins, about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewn up, and his nails pulled out. He was of large size, and extremely... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1832 - 432 pàgines
...audience. The exhibition made by the herald, however, was truly barbarous. He threw himself backward, projecting his abdomen, and putting his hands to his...tied round his loins, about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewn up, and his nails pulled out. He was of large size, and extremely... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pàgines
...provided for his amusement in Cochin China. It was an ELEPHANT AND TIGER FIGHT. THE Tiger was first exhibited in front of the hall, and was driven to...exhibition. The tiger was secured to a stake, by a rope fastened round his loins, about thirty yards long. Th« mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewed up,... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 492 pàgines
...abdomen, and putting his hands to his side, and in this absurd attitude uttered several long and loud yells. The tiger had been exhibited in front of the...tied round his loins, about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewn up, and his nails pulled out. He was of large size, and extremely... | |
 | Thomas Wallace Knox - 1882 - 466 pàgines
...repaired to the glacis of the fort, where the combat was to take place. A great concourse of people ln;d assembled to witness the exhibition. The tiger was secured to a stake by n rope lied round his loins, and about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate nnimal WHS sewn... | |
 | Susie Green - 2006 - 196 pàgines
...power as this entertainment hosted by the governor of Saigon in the middle of the nineteenth century. A tiger 'was secured to a stake by a rope tied round his loins, about thirty yards long. The mouth of the unfortunate animal was sewn up, and his nails pulled out'. Forty-six elephants were then... | |
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The exhibition made by the herald, however, was truly barbarous. He threw himself backward, projecting his abdomen, and putting his hands to his sides, and in this absurd attitude uttered several loud and long yells. The tiger had been exhibited in front... 