 Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the first shake of the cat. It caused a sort of dreaminess, in which there was no sense of...  Routledge's Every Boy's Annual - Page 2971882Full view - About this book
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1874 - 296 pages
...I heard a shout. Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height ; he caught my shoulder...horribly, close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the... | |
 | John S. Roberts - 1875 - 382 pages
...the people near. " Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height. He caught my shoulder...ground below together. Growling horribly close to my eai , he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems... | |
 | Charles H. Jones - 1875 - 582 pages
...in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height; he canght my shoulder as he sprang, and both came to the ground below together. Growling horribly close to my car, he shook me as a terrier-dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems... | |
 | 1876 - 850 pages
...I heard a shout. Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height ; he caught my shoulder...horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to bo felt by a mouse after the... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 348 pages
...just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height : he caught my shoulder as he sprung, and we both came to the ground below together. Growling...horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier d<5g shakes a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 348 pages
...proceeds : — 5. "Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height : he caught my shoulder as he sprung, and we both came to the ground below together. Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook... | |
 | Thomas Ragg - 1877 - 468 pages
...I heard a shout. Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height ; he caught my shoulder...horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog docs a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the... | |
 | William Wetmore Story - 1877 - 280 pages
...1 heard a shout. Starting and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height ; he caught my shoulder...horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the... | |
 | sir Arthur Naylor Wollaston - 1877 - 198 pages
...I heard a shout. Starting and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height ; he caught my shoulder...Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after... | |
 | Parker Gillmore - 1878 - 504 pages
...I heard a shout. Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height ; he caught my shoulder...horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor, similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the... | |
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