 | 1850 - 806 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and...my knife, and cutting two deep parallel incisions in her skin, and lifting this skin from the flesh, so that I could get in my two hands, I made use... | |
 | 1852 - 538 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and...two deep parallel incisions through the skin on her ramp, and lifting this skin from the flesh so that I could get in my two hands, I mode use of this... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1852 - 518 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and...if I was a fly on her tail. Finding her tail gave mo but a poor hold, as the only means of securing my prey I took out my knife, and cutting two deep... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1850 - 910 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and...my knife, and cutting two deep parallel incisions in her skin, and lifting this skin from the flesh, so that I could get in my two hands, I made use... | |
 | 1850 - 744 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and...along with her as if I was a fly on her tail. Finding lier tail gave me but a poor hold, as the only means of securing my prey, I took out my knife, and... | |
 | 1850 - 1254 pages
...what enormous strength she still had in the -water. I could not gnide her in the slightest, and «he continued to splash, and plunge, :and .blow, and make her circular course, oarrying-me along with her as if I was a fly on her tail. .'Finding her -tail gave me but a poor hold,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 604 pages
...splash, and plunge, and blow, and make her cir1851.] [Jan., cular course, carrying me along with her a» position is less noble, but practicable with ease....metaphor, one partakes of the nature of redemptive power in her skin, and lifting this skin from the flesh, so that 1 could get in my two hands, I made use... | |
 | 1851 - 354 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and make her circular course, carrymgme along with her as if I was a fly on her tail. Finding her tail gave me but a poor hold, as... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1851 - 484 pages
...extraordinary what enormous strength she still had in the water. I could not guide her in the •lightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and...means of securing my prey, I took out my knife and cut two deep parallel incisions through the skin on her rump. Lifting this skin from the flesh so that... | |
 | Samuel Phillips - English essays - 1852 - 316 pages
...been struggling with a new-born babe, that " he could not guide the monster in the slightest ; but she continued to splash and plunge and blow, and make her circular course, carrying him along with her as if he were a fly on her tail ;" who " could not die happy" until he had slaughtered... | |
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I could not guide her in the slightest, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and make her circular course, carrying me along with her as if I was a fly on her tail. Finding her tail gave me but a poor hold, as the only means of securing... 
