 | Samuel Ward - 1775 - 402 pages
...was terrible, and defended itfelf upon its back, with its claws extended againft me, fo that I fcarce knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally wounded, I fhoul«J lave fourid it no eafy matter to take it; but I at laft dragged it down the rock, jHid, with... | |
 | Thomas Walker (Portrait painter) - 1810 - 88 pages
...terrible, and defended itself upon its back, with its claws extended against me, so that I scarcely knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally...rock, and with the assistance of one of the seamen, I carried it to my tent, to make a coloured drawing of it. The wings of this bird, which I measured... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 482 pages
...ball, and hit the bird under the throat, which made it mine. I accordingly ran up to seize il; but even in death it was terrible, and defended itself on its...lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally wounded I shonl I have found it no easy matter to take it ; but 1 at last dragged it down from the rock, and,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pages
...under the throat, which made it mine. I accordingly ran up to seize it ; but even in death it \vas terrible, and defended itself on its back, with its...knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally woundeJ I -Tioubl have found it no easy matter to take it ; but I at last dragged it down from the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 pages
...terrible, and defended " itself upon its back, with its claws extended " against me, so that I scarcely knew how to lay " hold of it. Had it not been mortally...rock, and " with the assistance of one of the seamen, I carried " it to my tent, to make a coloured drawing. " The wings of this bird, which I measured very... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...and hit the bird under the throat, which made it mine. I accordingly ran up to seize it ; bat even in death it was terrible, and defended itself on its...of it. Had it not been mortally wounded, I should hare found it no easy matter to take it ; but ! at last dragged it down from the rock, and, with the... | |
 | Tales - 1820 - 560 pages
...terrible, and defended itself upon its back, with its claws extended against me, so that I scarcely knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally...should have found it no easy matter to take it; but 1 at last drugged it down the rock, and, with the assistance of one of the seamen, carried it to my... | |
 | 1821 - 276 pages
...terrible, and defended itself upon its back, with its claws extended against me, so that 1 scarcely knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally...easy matter to take it; but I at last dragged it down the rock, and, with the assistance of one of the seamen, carried it to my tent, to make a coloured... | |
 | 1822 - 194 pages
...seize it : it defended itself upon its back, with its claws* extended against me, so that L scarcely knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally wounded, I should have (bund it no easy matter to take it; but I at last dragged it down from the rock, and with the assistance... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 534 pages
...terrible, and defended itself upon its back, with its claws extended against me, so that I scarcely knew how to lay hold of it. Had it not been mortally...should have found it no easy matter to take it; but 1 at last dragged it down from the rock, and with the assistance of one of the seamen, I carried it... | |
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... yards distant on the sea-shore. I therefore charged again with ball, and hit the bird under the throat, which made it mine. I accordingly ran up to seize it ; but even in death it was terrible, and defended itself upon its back, with its claws extended... 
