| Tobias Smollett - 1799 - Страниц: 614
...glowed with uncommon fire ; and, having drawn himfelf back to fpring on it with greater force, he feized the victim with both his forepaws, but held it in 'one of them, while he devoured it. For other purpofes, and fomctimes even for that of holding his food, he uied all his paws indifferently as hands,... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1803 - Страниц: 322
...prowling for them. When a grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, .his ey«» glowed with uncommon fire ; and, having drawn himself back to...force, he seized the victim with both his fore-paws, bt* held it in one of them while he devoured it. Foe other purposes he used all his paws indifferently... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - Страниц: 524
...Grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire ; and, having drawn? himself back to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore-paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
| William Jones - 1807 - Страниц: 468
...glowed with uncommon fire; and, having drawn himfelf back to fpring on it with greater force, he feized the victim with both his forepaws, but held it in one of them, while he devoured it. For other purpofes, and fometimes even for that of holding his food, he ufed all his paws indifferently as hands,... | |
| William Bingley - 1829 - Страниц: 382
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire; and having drawn himself back to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore-paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
| Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - Страниц: 1178
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire; and, having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
| 1834 - Страниц: 700
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire; and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
| 1842 - Страниц: 1046
...with uncommon fire ; and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized bis victim with both his fore-paws, but held it in one...purposes, and sometimes even for that of holding his food, lie used all his paws, indifferently, as hands, and frequently grasped with one of them the higher... | |
| Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1842 - Страниц: 536
...with uncommon fi ro : and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with groater force, he seized his victim with both his fore-paws, but held it in one...devoured it. For other purposes and sometimes even forthat of holding his food, be u«ed all his paws, indifferently, as hands, and frequently !_-r;iiped... | |
| 1842 - Страниц: 538
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire ; and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized his victim with both his fore-paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
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