The next process was, to stretch the carcass to as great a length as he could before uncoiling himself; then to lick it all over; and he commenced his feast by succeeding, after some severe exertion, in getting the goat's head within his mouth. In the... Trade and travel in the Far east - Page 31by G F. Davidson - 1846 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
| English literature - 1846 - 860 pages
...rapidity of thought, coil three turns round the body, and in an instant every bone in the goat's skin woe broken. The next process was, to stretch the carcass...uncoiling himself; then to lick it all over ; and ho commenced his feast by succeeding, after some severe exertion, in getting the goat's head within... | |
| Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 pages
...body, and in an instant, every bone in the goal's skin was broken. The next process was to siretch the carcass to as great a length as he could before...three or four days. His lunch, (as I may call it,) on ihe 15th of the month, used to consist of a duck. This snake was given, in 1S15, to Lord Amherst, on... | |
| 1847 - 356 pages
...an instant, every bone in the goat's skin was broken. The next process was, to stretch the carcase to as great a length as he could before uncoiling...or four days. His lunch, (as I may call it,) on the 15th of the month, used to consist of a duck. This snake was given, in 1815, to Lord Amherst on his... | |
| 1847 - 214 pages
...the goat's skin was broken. The next process was, to stretch the carcase to as great a length as lie could before uncoiling himself; then to lick it all...or four days. His lunch, (as I may call it) on the 15th of the month, used to consist of a duck. This snake was given, in 1815, to Lord Amherst on his... | |
| Voyages and travels - 1847 - 382 pages
...in an instant every bone in the goat's skin was broken. The next process was, to stretch the carcase to as great a length as he could before uncoiling himself ; then to lick it it all over ; and he commenced his feast by succeeding, after some severe exertion, in getting the... | |
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