 He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail. I was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near his head. He...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 431826Full view - About this book
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1826 - 624 pages
...surprize, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, be began to plunge furiously, and lashed lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail. I was out of reach nl the strokes of it, by being near his head. He continued to plunge and strike, and made my scat very... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 809 pages
...bridle. ' lie now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail. 1 was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near his head. He continued to plunge and strike,... | |
 | Georges-Bernard Depping - 1833 - 282 pages
...bridle. " H.: now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed...made my seat very uncomfortable. It must have been a fiae sight for an unoccupied spectator. "The people roared out in triumph, and were so vociferous,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...bridle. «He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed...have been a fine sight for an unoccupied spectator. 1 The people roared out in triumph, and were so vociferous, that it was some time before they heard... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 412 pages
...That would have been more perilous than Arion's marine morning ride:— . fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed...by being near his head. He continued to plunge and sirike, and make my seat very uncomfortable. It must have been a fine sight for an unoccupied spectator.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 pages
...bridle. < He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed...tail. I was out of reach of the strokes of it, by beinjr near his head. He continued to plunge and strike, and made my seat very uncomfortable. It must... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1848 - 556 pages
...bridle. ' He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful VOL. II. FF tail. I was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near his head. He continued to... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 736 pages
...and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the -ami with his long and powerful tail. I was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near his head. Ho continued to plunge and strike, and made my seat very uncomfortable. It must have been a line sight... | |
 | 1852 - 498 pages
...bridle. "He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed...was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near bis head. He continued to plunge and strike, and make my seat very uncomfortable. It must have been... | |
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