 | 1831 - 448 pàgines
...loosely by his side, and he lay crouched with his ears lowered close to his head, as if he thought that he might remain undiscovered. Three balls were fired...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead. The sun was now sinking in the west. Two of the hunters separated from the rest, to procure venison,... | |
 | John James Audubon - 1832 - 564 pàgines
...eyes were at one time bent on us and again on the dogs beneath and around him; one of his fore legs hung loosely by his side, and he lay crouched, with...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead. The sun was now sinking in the west Two of the hunters separated from the rest, to procure venison,... | |
 | Sir William Jardine - 1834 - 400 pàgines
...eyes were at one time bent on us, and again on the dogs beneath and around him ; one of his fore legs hung loosely by his side ; and he lay crouched, with...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead "." The puma is very easily tamed, and becomes harmless and even affectionate. Azara records its docility... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 pàgines
...ground. Attacked on all sides by the enraged curs, the infuriated cougar fought with desperate valor ; but the squatter advancing in front of the party,...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead. — Audvbm failed States excepting Maine, where it is now met with but seldom. Its fitiire is ungraceful... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1840 - 236 pàgines
...and tumbled headlong to the ground. Attacked on all sides by the enraged curs, the infuriated animal fought with desperate valour; but the squatter advancing...immediately behind and beneath the left shoulder. He writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead." " It must be very exciting employment,... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - 1845 - 300 pàgines
...ground. Attacked on all sides by the enraged curs, the infuriated cougar fought with desperate valor ; but the squatter advancing in front of the party,...writhed for a moment, in agony, and in another lay dead. EXERCISE XXXV. THE MISSIONARY. — W. Howitt. ' He was tie first that ever bore Glad tidings to that... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - 1845 - 302 pàgines
...ground. Attacked on all, sides by the enraged curs, the infuriated cougar fought with desperate valor ; but the squatter advancing in front of the party, and almost in the midst of Ihe dogs, shot him immediately behind and beneath the left shoulder. The cougar writhed for a moment,... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - 1852 - 620 pàgines
...ground. Attacked on all sides by the enraged curs, the infuriated Cougar fought with desperate valor ; but the squatter advancing in front of the party,...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead. The sun was now sinking in the west. Two of the hunters separated from the rest, to procure venison,... | |
 | William Jardine - 1858 - 442 pàgines
...eyes were at one time bent on us, and again on the dogs beneath and around him ; one of his fore legs hung loosely by his side ; and he lay crouched, with...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead •." The puma is very easily tamed, and becomes harmless and even affectionate. Azara records its... | |
 | Cecil B. Hartley - 1859 - 334 pàgines
...sides by the enraged curs, the infuriated Cougar fought with desperate valor ; (See Frontispiece;) but the squatter advancing in front of the party,...writhed for a moment in agony, and in another lay dead. The sun was now sinking in the west. Two of the hunters separated from the rest, to procure venison,... | |
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... lowered close to his head, as' if he thought he might remain undiscovered. Three balls were fired at him at a given signal, on which he sprang a few feet from the branch, and tumbled headlong to the ground, attacked on all sides by the -enraged curs.... 
