 His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as we stood motionless on the defensive, and the crest of short hair which stands on his forehead began to twitch rapidly up and down, while his powerful fangs were shown as he again sent forth a thunderous roar. And...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 28edited by - 1861Full view - About this book
 | Parrots - 1879 - 250 pages
...sometimes been tempted to take it when I did not see the animal. His eyes began to flash fiercely, for we stood motionless on the defensive, and the crest...powerful fangs were shown as he again sent forth a tremendous roar. He advanced a few steps, then stopped to utter that hideous roar again ; advanced... | |
 | Maurice Paterson - 1880 - 296 pages
...the most singular 14. His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as \ve stood motionless on the defensive, the crest of short hair which stands on his forehead...and down, while his powerful fangs were shown as he a second time sent forth a roar like thunder. 15. When he had advanced a few steps he stopped to utter... | |
 | Elizabeth Spooner - Animal welfare - 1881 - 302 pages
...thunder along the sky, for which I have been sometimes tempted to take it when I did not see the animal. His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as we stood motionless...rapidly up and down, while his powerful fangs were shewn as he again sent forth a hideous roar. And now truly he reminded me of nothing but some hellish... | |
 | Tropical regions - Adventure and adventurers - 1882 - 288 pages
...less from the mouth and throat than from the deep chest and vast paunch. His eye began to flash deeper fire as we stood motionless on the defensive, and...now truly he reminded me of nothing but some hellish dream-creature ; a being of that hideous order, half man, half beast, which we find pictured by old... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 444 pages
...that it seems to proceed less from the mouth and throat than from the deep chest aiid vast abdomen. 8. His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as we stood motionless on the defensive, and the crest of short hair on his forehead began to twitch rapidly up and down, while his powerful fangs were shown as he again... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 452 pages
...that it seems to proceed less from the mouth and throat than from the deep chest and vast abdomen. 8. His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as we stood motionless on the defensive, and the crest of short hair on his forehead began to twitch rapidly up and down, while his powerful fangs were shown as he again... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 448 pages
...proceed less from the mouth and throat than from the deep chest and vast abdomen. 8. His eyes begau to flash fiercer fire as we stood motionless on the defensive, and the crest of short hair on his forehead began to twitch rapidly up and down, while his powerful fangs were shown as he again... | |
 | Charles Herman Allen, John Swett, Josiah Royce - Readers - 1883 - 284 pages
...that it seems to proceed less from the mouth and throat than from the deep chest and vast paunch. 5. His eyes began to flash fiercer fire as we stood motionless...were shown as he again sent forth a thunderous roar. 6. He advanced a few steps — stopped to utter that hideous roar again — advanced once more, and... | |
 | Henry Cadwallader Adams - Geographical myths - 1883 - 412 pages
...mouth and throat, than from the deep chest and vast paunch. " His eyes began to flash fiercer fiie as we stood motionless on the defensive, and the crest...hair which stands on his forehead began to twitch up and down, while his powerful fangs were again shown, as he again sent forth a thunderous roar. He... | |
 | James William Buel - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1884 - 832 pages
...animal. So deep is it that it seems to proceed less from the mouth and throat than from the deep chest and vast paunch. His eyes began to flash fiercer fire...now truly he reminded me of nothing but some hellish dream-creature — a being of that hideous order, half-man, halfbeast, which we find pictured by old... | |
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