 These horsemen often show marvellous skill in managing to place their horses as a rampart between them and the bull. When these deadly struggles take place, when life hangs on a thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads. Every expression of anxiety,...  a handbook for travellers in spain - Seite 69von richard ford, f.s.a - 1882Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1838 - 588 Seiten
...his horse may form a barrier between him and the bull. When these deadly struggles take place, wbfffl life hangs on a thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads: every feeling of anxiety, eagerness, fear, horror, and delifbt is stamped on their expressive countenances... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 630 Seiten
...(if he can) to fall off on the opposite side, in order that his horse may form a barrier between him and the bull. When these deadly struggles take place,...thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads; every feeling of anxiety, eagerness, fear, horror, and delight is stamped on their expressive countenances;... | |
 | Richard Ford - 1846 - 360 Seiten
...to fall off on the opposite side, in order that his horse may form a barrier and rampart between him and the bull. When these deadly struggles take place,...thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads ; every feeling of anxiety, eagerness, fear, horror, and delight is stamped on their expressive countenances;... | |
 | Richard Ford - 1847 - 686 Seiten
...to fall off on the opposite side, in order that his horse may form a barrier and rampart between him and the bull. When these deadly struggles take place,...thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads; every feeling of anxiety, eagerness, fear, horror, and delight is stamped on their expressive countenances... | |
 | Richard Ford - 1847 - 202 Seiten
...to fall ofF on the opposite side, in order that his horse may form a barrier and rampart between him and the bull. When these deadly struggles take place,...thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads ; every feeling of anxiety, eagerness, fear, horror, and delight is stamped on their expressive countenances... | |
 | 1852 - 790 Seiten
...hover near, and with their eloaks entice the bull from the man, leaving the horse to his sad fate. When these deadly struggles take place, when life hangs on a thread, every feeling of eagerness and excitement is stamped on the countenances of the spectators. Their rapture... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1852 - 814 Seiten
...hover near ; and with their cloaks entice the bull from the man, leaving the horse to his sad fate. When these deadly struggles take place, when life hangs on a thread, every feeling of eagerness and excitement is stamped on the countenances of the spectators. Their rapture... | |
 | Richard Ford - 1855 - 518 Seiten
...glittering cloaks of the •chulos, who come to 'the assistance of the fallen picador. These horsemen show marvellous skill in managing to place their horses...these deadly struggles take place, when life hangs ou a thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads. Every expression of anxiety, eagerness, fear,... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1855 - 544 Seiten
...the glittering cloaks of the '\vlos, who come to the assistance of the fallen picador. These horsemen show marvellous skill in managing to place their horses...them and the bull. When these deadly struggles take [ ¡ace, when life hangs ou a thread, the amphitheatre is peopled with heads. Every expression of anxiety,... | |
 | Richard Ford - 1855 - 522 Seiten
...the glittering cloaks of the 'huios, who come to the assistance of the fallen picador. These horsemen show marvellous skill in managing to place their horses as a rampart between them and the hjill. When these deadly struggles take place, when life hangs ou a thread, the amphitheatre is peopled... | |
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