 | History - 1790 - 522 pages
...wounded mother, heedlefs of its own life or fafety. I therefore cried to them, for God's fake to fpare the mother, though it was then too late ; and the calf had made feveral rude attacks upon me, which I avoided without difficulty ; but I am happy, to this day, in the re* fledion that I did... | |
 | Hunting - 1793 - 480 pages
...wounded mother, heedleis of its own life orfafety. I therefore cried to them, for God's fake to fpaic the mother, though it was then too late, and the calf had made feveral rude attacks upon me, which I avoided without difficulty ; but I am happy to this day, in the reflection that 1 did not... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1797 - 328 pages
...defending its wounded mother, heedlefs of its own life or fafety. He, therefore, cried to them to fpare the mother, though it was then too late ; and the...upon Mr. Bruce, which he avoided without difficulty. At laft, making one of its attacks upon Ayto Engedan, it hurt him a little on the leg ; upon which... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1797 - 362 pages
...defending its wounded mother, heedlefs of its own life or fafety. He, therefore, cried to them to fpare the mother, though it was then too late; and the calf had made leveral rude attacks upon Mr. Bruce, which he avoided w-ithout difficulty. At Jaft, making one of its... | |
 | James Bruce - Blue Nile River (Ethiopia and Sudan) - 1798 - 422 pages
...wounded mother, heedlefs of its ovin life or fafety. He therefore cried to them for God's fake to fpare the mother, though it was then too late ; and the...rude attacks upon Mr, Bruce, which he avoided without d.fficulty ; but he fays he is happy to this day, in the reflection that he did not ftrike it. At laft,... | |
 | James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - Ethiopia - 1814 - 408 pages
...wounded mother, heedlcfs of its own life or fafety.. He, therefore, cried to them for GOD'S fake to fpare the mother, though it was then too late ; and the...happy to this day, in the 'reflection that he did not ftrike it. * At lad, making one of its attacks upon Ayto Engjdan, it hart hiii a little on the l.'g... | |
 | Henry Smithers - Poetry, English - 1807 - 254 pages
...wounded mother, heedless of its own life or safety. I therefore cried to them for God's sake to spare the mother, though it was then too late, and the calf had then made several attacks upon me, which I avoided without difficulty; but I am happy to this day in... | |
 | James Bruce - Egypt - 1813 - 584 pages
...wounded mother, heedless of its own life or safety. I therefore cried to them, for God's sake to spare the mother, though it was then too late ; and the calf had made several rude attacks upon me, which I avoided without difficulty ; but I am happy to this day, in the... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1815 - 500 pages
...wounded mother, heedless of its own life or safety. 1, therefore, cried to them, for God's sake, to spare the mother, though it was then too late ; and the calf had made several rude attacks upon me, which I avoided without difficulty; but I am happy to this day, in the... | |
 | English literature - 1844 - 640 pages
...wounded mother, heedless of its own life or safety. I therefore cried to them for God's sake to spare the mother — though it was then too late, and the calf had made several rude attacks upon me which I avoided with difficulty ; but I am happy to this day in the reflection... | |
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I avoided without difficulty ; but I am happy to this day, in the reflection that I did not strike it. 
