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" The poor goat, in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last \ it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently... "
Natural history. Reptiles - Page 178
by Philip Henry Gosse - 1850
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The Methodist Magazine: For the Year ... ; Being a Continuation ..., Volume 41

John Wesley, George Story - Christianity - 1818 - 934 pages
...its grasp, after it wa* apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously u unfold himuelf, till the goat fell dead from his monstrous embrace, when he began 10 prepare himself for thejeast. Placing his mouth in the front of the head of the dead animal, he...
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Narrative of a Voyage in His Majesty's Late Ship Alceste, to the Yellow Sea ...

John M'Leod - China - 1817 - 316 pages
....in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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The Edinburgh Observer: Or, Town and Country Magazine, Issues 1-11

1817 - 292 pages
...ia the meantime, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 17

English literature - 1817 - 592 pages
...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-slifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 17

English literature - 1817 - 610 pages
...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its ..., Volume 4

Asia - 1817 - 696 pages
...continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, aud at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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The Literary panorama, Volume 7

1818 - 550 pages
...the mean time, continued its feeble and half-itifletl crieĞ for some minutes, bul they soou became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it. for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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Narrative of a Voyage, in His Majesty's Late Ship Alceste: To the Yellow Sea ...

John M'Leod - China - 1818 - 272 pages
...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last \ it expired. The...snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,...
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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 11

English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...goat in the mean time continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they became more and more faint; and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp after it became motionless. He then began cautiously and slowly to unfold himself, till the...
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Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste: To China, Corea, and the Island of ...

John M'Leod - Alceste (Ship) - 1819 - 370 pages
...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired, The snake,...for swallowing it. Placing his mouth in front of the head of the dead animal, he com. menced by lubricating with his saliva that part of the goat; and then...
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