 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1824 - 608 pages
...on the 28th of April, 1812: on the 10th of the succeeding month occurred the following adventure. ' The day was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud...of the river, which in this part abounded in tall mat rushes. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about and examining every bushy place, and at last... | |
 | English poetry - 1824 - 856 pages
...dealings with them. " We therefore immediately packed up our haggage, and departed, under his guidance. The day was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud...be seen. For a mile or two, we travelled along the hanks of the river, which in this part abounded in tall matrushes. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...of the atmosphere continue!!. ENCOUNTER BETWEEN A LION AND DOGS. FROM BDRDELL'S TRAVELS IN AFRICA. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about and examining every bushy place, und at last met with some object among the rushes, which caused them to set up a most vehement and... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - Natural history - 1831 - 1178 pages
...dead, or in the agonies of death." Mr. Burchell furnishes us with the following lively description :— "The day was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud...about and examining every bushy place, and at last met p6 •with some object among the rushes which caused them to set up a most vehement and determined... | |
 | Sir William Jardine - Felidae - 1834 - 400 pages
...presence of mind brought him off unhurt. It is thus related in his interesting African Travels : " The day was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud...much to enjoy prowling about, and examining every busby place, and at last met with some object among the rushes which caused them to set up a most vehement... | |
 | William Gilpin - Forests and forestry - 1834 - 432 pages
...boldness of attack is certainly to be questioned. " The day was exceedingly pleasant," says Mr Burchell, " and not a cloud was to be seen. For a mile or two...of the river, which, in this part, abounded in tall mat rushes. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about, and examining every bushy place, and at last... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Animals - 1837 - 344 pages
...years since, gives an account of the following interesting adventure with a Lion. The day, says he, was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud was to be...of the river, which in this part abounded in tall rushes. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about, and examining every bushy place, and at last... | |
 | 1839 - 500 pages
...his confronting one of these animals. 'The day was exceedingly pleasant, and there was not a cloud to be seen. For a mile or two, we travelled along...examining every bushy place, and at last met with pome object among the rushes which caused them to set up a most vehement and determined barking. We... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1839 - 324 pages
...Travels in Africa," records an interesting encounter which he had with a pair in such a situation. " The day was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud...of the river, which in this part abounded in tall mat rushes. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about and examining every bushy place, and at last... | |
 | James Rennie - Mammals - 1839 - 346 pages
...always accompany a caravan. Mr. Burchell has described with great spirit an encounter of this nature : " The day was exceedingly pleasant, and not a cloud...be seen. For a mile or two we travelled along the bank of the river, which in this part abounded in tall mat-rushes. The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling... | |
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The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about and examining every bushy place, and at last met with some object among the rushes which caused them to set up a most vehement and determined barking. We explored the spot with caution, as we suspected, from... 
