 | 1859 - 148 pages
...hoofs, made the fish leave the mud, and excited them to combat. These yellowish eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water,...and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround the pool closely, and some climb... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1859 - 516 pages
...yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swam on the surface of the water, and crowded under the bellies of the horses and mules. A contest between animals of so different an organization presented a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surrounded... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1859 - 528 pages
...yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swam on the surface of the water, and crowded under the bellies of the horses and mules. A contest between animals of so different an organization presented a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surrounded... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 pages
...noise caused by the horses' hoofs, makes the fish issue from the mud, and excites them to combat; they swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under...closely ; and some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their... | |
 | 1860 - 874 pages
...fish issue from the sand, and excites them to combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water,...and mules. A contest between animals of so different organization furnishes a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 pages
...and excites them to combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic snakes, swim at the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules. The struggle between animals of so different an organisation affords a very interesting sight. The... | |
 | William Jardine - 1861 - 370 pages
...fish issue from the sand, and incites them to combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim, on the surface of the water,...and mules. A contest between animals of so different organization furnishes a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons, and long slender... | |
 | Ramón Páez - 1862 - 550 pages
...fish issue from the mud and excites them to attack. The yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water...contest between animals of so different an organization presents a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround... | |
 | George Hanneman Bennett - 1866 - 366 pages
...isiue from the mud, and excites them to the attack. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water,...contest between animals of so different an organization presents a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround... | |
 | Ramón Páez - 1868 - 562 pages
...fish issue from the mud and excites them to attack. The yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water...contest between animals of so different an organization presents a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround... | |
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These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules. A contest between animals of so different an organization, furnishes a very striking spectacle. 
