 | James Bruce - 1813 - 482 pages
...with us fully four hours, without his applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. To make myself assured that the animal was in its...mouth, and lacerate the thigh of a pelican, a bird 1 had tamed, as big as a swan. The bird died in about thirteen minutes, though it was apparently affected... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1814 - 636 pages
...him with us full four hours, without applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. "To make myself assured that the animal was in its...mouth, and lacerate the thigh of a pelican, a bird I bad tamed, as big as a swan. The bird died in about 13 minutes, though it was apparently after ted... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...box, he leaped near the distance of three feet, and fastened between the man's fore-finger and thumh, so as to bring the blood. The fellow shewed no sign...thirteen minutes, though it was apparently affected in fifty seconds ; and we cannot think this was a fair trial, because, a very few minutes before it had... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 752 pages
...perpendicular to the side of the box, he leaped near the distance of three feet, and fastened between the mao's fore-finger and thumb, so as to bring the blood. The...perfect state, I made the man hold him by the neck, HP as to force him to open his mouth, and lacerate the thigii of a pelican, a bird I had tamed, as... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 598 pages
...him with us full four hours, without applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. " To make myself assured that the animal was in its...thirteen minutes, though it was apparently affected in fifty seconds ; and we cannot think it was a fair trial, because a very few minutes before, it had... | |
 | 1826 - 638 pages
...him with us full four hours, without applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. "To make myself assured that the animal was in its...his mouth, and lacerate the thigh of a pelican, a hird 1 had tamed, as hig as a swan. The hird died in ahout 13 minutes, though it was apparently affected... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pages
...with us full four hours, without his applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclinc'd to do so. To make myself assured that the animal was in its...thirteen minutes, though it was apparently affected in about fifty seconds ; and we cannot think this a fair trial, because a very few minutes before it had... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pages
...with us full four hours, without his applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. To make myself assured that the animal was in its...thirteen minutes, though it was apparently affected in about fifty seconds ; and we cannot think this a fair trial, because a very few minutes before it had... | |
 | John Stephenson - 1832 - 450 pages
...with us full four hours, without his applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. To make myself assured that the animal was in its...thirteen minutes, though it was apparently affected in about fifty seconds ; and we cannot think this a fair trial, because a very few minutes before it had... | |
 | 1839 - 352 pages
...him with us full four hours, without applying any sort of remedy, or his seeming inclined to do so. " To make myself assured that the animal was in its...swan. The bird died in about thirteen minutes, though his death was apparently effected in fifty seconds. The cerastes is a great lover of heat, for though... | |
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To make myself assured that the animal was in its perfect state, I made the man hold him by the neck, so as to force him to open his mouth, and lacerate the thigh of a pelican, a bird I had tamed, as big as a swan. The bird died in about thirteen minutes,... 
