 Here we thought he was caught as in a trap, for he had scarce room to turn ; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead. All those on foot, now jumped in with...  The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal - Page 1561791Full view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1797 - 362 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had fcarce room to turn ; when a fervant, who had a gun, ftanding directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately,...and they had fcarce begun, when the animal recovered ib far, as to rife upon his knees ; happy then was the man that efcaped firft ; and had not one of... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1797 - 328 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had fcarce room to turn ; when a fervant, who had a gun, ftanding directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately,...on foot now jumped in with their knives to cut him np, and they had fcarce begun, when the animal recovered fo far, as to rife upon his knees ; happy... | |
 | James Bruce - Blue Nile River (Ethiopia and Sudan) - 1798 - 422 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had fcarce room to turn ; when a fervant, who had a gun, ftanding directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately,...when the animal recovered fo far as to rife upon his knees ; happy 'then was the man that efcaped firft ; and had not one of the Agageers, who was himfelf... | |
 | James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - Ethiopia - 1814 - 408 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had fcarce room to turn ; when a fervant, who had a gun, itandin^ direftly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately,...fcarce begun, when the animal recovered fo far as to r!fe upon his knees ; happy then was the man that efcaped firft ; and had not one of the Agageers,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1802 - 346 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had scarce room to turn ; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead All those on foot now jumped in with their knives to cut him up, and they had scarce begun, when the animal... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 524 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had scarce room to turn ; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead. All those on foot now jumped in with' their knives to f,*it him up, and they had scarce begun, when the... | |
 | George Barrington - Canary Islands - 1810 - 512 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had scarce room to turn ; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead. All those on foot now jumped in •with their knives to cut him up, and they had scarce begun, when the... | |
 | James Bruce - Egypt - 1813 - 584 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had scarce room to turn ; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead. All those on foot, now jumped in with their knives to cut him up, and they had scarce begun, when the animal... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1815 - 500 pages
...caught as in a trap, for he had scarce room to turn; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, fired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead. All those on foot now jumped in with their knives to cut him up, and they had scarce begun, when the animal... | |
 | Josiah Priest - Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 660 pages
...trap, for he had scarce room to turn ; when a servant, who had a gun, standing directly over him, tired at his head, and the animal fell immediately, to all appearance dead. All those on foot now jumped in with their knives to cut him up, and they had scarce begun, when the animal... | |
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