 | 1828 - 390 pages
...to wound him ineffectually, till he waxes furious and desperate ; or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst...-coolness, and experience. The frontier boors are, however, genenerally such excellent marksmen, and withal so cool and deliberate, that they seldom fail to shoot... | |
 | 1828 - 612 pages
...continue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes furious and desperate, or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror and burst...the business becomes rather serious, and may end in mischief—especially if all the party are not men of courage, coolness, and experience. If they stand... | |
 | James Rennie - 1829 - 438 pages
...continue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes furious and desperate; or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst...the business becomes rather serious, and may end in mischief—especially if all the party are not men of courage, coolness, and experience. The frontier... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 pages
...to wound him ineffectually. till he becomes furious and desperate, or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst...are not men of courage, coolness and experience." Very full accounts of the Iii.ui and his habits are to be found in the travels of Sparmann, Barlow,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 pages
...to wound him ineffectually, till he becomes furious and desperate, or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst...are not men of courage, coolness and experience." Very full accounts of the lion and his habits are to be found in the travels of S|>anuanu, Barlow,... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 1178 pages
...continue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes furious and desperate, or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst...mischief; especially if all the party are not men of cou* The Hottentot name for a foot-mark. D3 rage, coolness, and experience. The frontier boors are,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 630 pages
...to wound him ineffectually, till he becomes furious and desperate, or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst loose, the business becomes rather serious, und may end in mischief, especially if all the party are not men of courage, coolness and experience."... | |
 | Frederic Shoberl - 1834 - 328 pages
...continue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes furious and desperate, or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror and burst...him dead as soon as they get within a fair distance. " Our Hottentots, after recounting to us all these and other sage laws of lion-hunting, were themselves... | |
 | 1834 - 440 pages
...tinue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes furious and desperate; or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror and burst...the business becomes rather serious, and may end in mischief—especially if all the party are not men of courage, coolness, and experience. The frontier... | |
 | Thomas Pringle, Josiah Conder - 1835 - 716 pages
...they continue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes desperate; or if the horses, startled by his terrific roar, grow frantic with terror, and burst...the business becomes rather serious, and may end in mischief—especially if all the party are not men of courage, coolness, and experience. The frontier... | |
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... heels — crouching every now and then as if to measure the distance and strength of his enemies. This is the moment to shoot him fairly in the forehead, or some other mortal part. If they continue to wound him ineffectually till he waxes furious... 
