 This was an interesting moment. I kept my position firmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him. By the time the cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 136edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Charles Waterton - America - 1825 - 350 pages
...interesting moment. I kept my position firmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him. By the time the Cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of...fear and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
 | 1826 - 918 pages
...moment. I kept my position firmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him. " By the time the cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of...fear and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1826 - 624 pages
...moment. I kept my position 6rmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him.' ' By the time the Cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of...fear and perturbation; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung HJI, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - Natural history - 1829 - 518 pages
...Essequibo, by a baited hook fastened to a long rope, "they pulled the cayman," as he describes (p. 231.), "within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of...fear and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
 | 1829 - 576 pages
...Essequiho, hy a haited hook fastened to a long rope, " they pulled the cayman," as he descrihes (p. 23l), " within two yards of me ; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturhation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on hin huck, turning half round... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1830 - 318 pages
...hook fastened to a long rope, " they pulled the cayman," as he describes, " within two yards of me ; 1 saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped on his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 356 pages
...fastened to a long rope, by the aid of some Indians, " I pulled the animal," says the traveller, " within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly sprung up, and jumped on his back ; turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 362 pages
...fastened to a long rope, by the aid of some Indians, " I pulled the animal," says the traveller, " within two yards of me; I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; I instantly sprung up, and jumped on his back; turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with my... | |
 | Georges-Bernard Depping - Manners and customs - 1833 - 282 pages
...moment. I kept my position firmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him. "By the time the cayman was within two yards of me, I saw he was in a state of...fear and perturbation ; I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped upon his back, turning half round as I vaulted, so that I gained my seat with... | |
 | Charles Waterton - America - 1839 - 322 pages
...firmly, with my eye fixed steadfast on him. By the time the cayman was within two yards of JOUKNKr. me, I saw he was in a state of fear and perturbation ; THIRD I instantly dropped the mast, sprung up, and jumped ' on his back, turning half round as I... | |
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