 I walked up very near, and, as he was in the act of charging (being in those days under wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead), stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen paces...  Southern Literary Messenger - Page 2081851Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 538 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead) stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...and let drive at the hollow of his forehead, in the rain expectation that by BO doing I should end hii career. The shot only served to increase his fury... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1852 - 518 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead) stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...quickness and impetuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting for ever. The elephant was at one moment almost upon the top of me ; I however escaped... | |
 | Scotland - 1850 - 866 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability Of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead) stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...quickness and impetuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting for ever. A large party of the Bechuanas, who had come up, yelled out instantaneously,... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - Big game hunting - 1850 - 340 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead), stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...quickness and impetuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting forever. A large party of the Bechuanas who had come up yelled out simultaneously,... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 896 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead), stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...quickness and impetuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting forever. A large party of the Beehuanas who had come up, yelled out simultaneously,... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - Hunting - 1850 - 434 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead) stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...continuing his charge with incredible quickness and imCHAP. XV. THE CONFLICT. 353 petuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting for ever. A large... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - Hunting - 1850 - 432 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead) stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...served to increase his fury — an effect which, I have remarked, shots in the head invariably produce ; and continuing his charge with incredible quickness... | |
 | Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming - Hunting - 1851 - 336 pages
...the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead)^ stood coolly in hisx path until he was within fifteen paces of me, and...quickness and impetuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting forever. A large party of the Bechuanas who had come up yelled out simultaneously,... | |
 | Hunting - 1852 - 484 pages
...wrong impressions as to the impracticability of bringing down an elephant with a shot in the forehead), stood coolly in his path until he was within fifteen...quickness and impetuosity, he all but terminated my elephant-hunting forever. A large party of the Bechuanas who had come up yelled out simultaneously,... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1851 - 484 pages
...forehead), stood coolly in his path until he WM within fifteen paces of me, and let drive at the hollow cf his forehead, in the vain expectation that by so doing I should end hit career. The shot only served to increase his fury — an effect which, I had remarked, shots in... | |
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