 | Edmund Burke - 1830 - 986 pages
...prepared ; the rope was instantly drawn tight, and the struggling victim, lashing the water in wrath, was dragged to the shore and despatched. When measured,...with the tail or some one of the fins of the animal." STATEOF THE MANUFACTURING POPULATION. — fi/ockpoii. — The operatives in our cotton manufactories... | |
 | 1830 - 428 pages
...the rope was instantly drawn tight, and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was dragged to the shore and despatched. When measured,...with the tail or some one of the fins of the animal." BEAUTT. That quaint old moralist, Qnarles, in his Enchiridion, gives us the following advice :—"... | |
 | 1830 - 928 pages
...prepared ; the rope was instantly drawn tight, and the struggling victim, lashing the water in wrath, was dragged to the shore and despatched. When measured,...this intrepid and dexterous exploit, bore no other murks of his finny enemy, than a cut on the left arm, evidently received from coming in contact with... | |
 | 1830 - 430 pages
...boats. Knowing that was dragged to the shore and despatched, alligators were common enough, I at first When measured, his length was found to be six feet...inches. The native who achieved this intrepid and gators are not so much strangers to each dexterous exploit, bore no other marks of other, as appearances... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1832 - 426 pages
...and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was dragged to the shore and dispatched. When measured, his length was found to be six feet...with the tail or some one of the fins of the animal. EPITOME OF THE POINTS AT WHIST. A game consists of two points, five each ; a rubber, of two games out... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 pages
...the struggling victim lashing the water in his wrath, 'was dragged to the shore, and despatched. 8. "When measured, his length was found to be six feet nine inches ; his gjrth, at the greatest, three feet seven inches. The native who achieved this intrepid and dexterous... | |
 | 1841 - 504 pages
...and tL? struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, wmi dragged to the shore and dispatched. When measured, his length was found to be six feet...achieved this intrepid and dexterous exploit bore m other marks of hi.s finny enemy than a cut on his left arm, evidently received from coming in contact... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 632 pages
...the rope was instantly drawn tight; and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was dragged to the shore and despatched. When measured, his length was found to bo six feet nine inches, his girth, at the greatest, three feet seven inches. The native who achieved... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 370 pages
...the rope was instantly drawn tight; and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was dragged to the shore and despatched. When measured,...bore no other marks of his finny enemy than a cut on his left arm, evidently received from coming in contact with the tail, or some one of the fins of the... | |
 | 1854 - 404 pages
...the rope was instantly drawn tight ; and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was dragged to the shore and despatched. When measured,...bore no other marks of his finny enemy than a cut on his left arm, evidently received from coming in contact with the tail, or some one of the fins of the... | |
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The people in the boat were all prepared ; the rope was instantly drawn tight, and the struggling victim, lashing the water in his wrath, was dragged to the shore, and despatched. When measured, his length was found to be six feet nine inches ; his girth,... 
