| 1822 - 792 Seiten
...flight, as if he were not blown in the least, and the chase were his pastime. The prodigious »wiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain, coincided exactly with the description that Xeuophon gives of the same animal in Arabia (vid Anabasis, 5, ,1). But above all, he reminded m<: of... | |
| 1822 - 796 Seiten
...kicking, and sporting in his flight, as if he were not blown in the least, and the chase were his pastime. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain, со. incided exactly with the description that Xenophon gives of the' same animal in Кгл\»л,(паАпаЬаи1и,... | |
| 1828 - 496 Seiten
...but it would not have been to eat him that I should have been glad to have had him in my possession. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner, with which he fled across the plain, coincided euctly with the description that Xenophuu gives of the same animal in Arabia. ; \ i'l- Anabasis, bi)... | |
| George Bush - 1831 - 484 Seiten
...chase was of the ass tribe. The mano was short and black, as alao was a tuft which terminated his tail. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain, reminded me of the striking portrait of the animal drawn by the author of the book of Job. I was informed... | |
| 1835 - 284 Seiten
...but it would not have been to eat him that I should have been glad to have had him in my possession. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain exactly coincided with the description that XENOPHON J gives of the same animal in Arabia. > " I was... | |
| 1835 - 272 Seiten
...but it would not have been to eat him that I should have been glad to have had him in my possession. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain exactly coincided with the description that XENOPHON J gives of the same animal in Arabia. " I was... | |
| George Bush - 1839 - 406 Seiten
...»as of the ass tribe. The mane was short and black, as also was a tuft which terminated his tail. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain, remindd me of the striking portrait of the ananal drawn by the author of the book J f Job. I was informed... | |
| 1840 - 534 Seiten
...are seen in the tame species with us. When my followers of the country came up, they regretted that I had not shot the creature when he was within my aim...manner with which he fled across the plain, coincided exaetly with the description that Xenophon gives of the same animal in Arabia, (vide Anabasis, book... | |
| George Bush - 1850 - 380 Seiten
...chase was of the ass tribe. The mane was short and black, as also was a tuft which terminated his tail. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner with which he fled across the plain, reminded me of the striking portrait of the animal drawn by the author of the book of Job. I was informed... | |
| John George Wood - 1855 - 478 Seiten
...the chase was his pastime. When my followers of ASlNUS. tlie country came up, they regretted that I had not shot the creature when he was -within my aim,...Persia. The prodigious swiftness and peculiar manner in which he fled across the plain coincided exactly with the description that Xenophon gives of the... | |
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