 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1819 - 860 pages
...pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a long time they seem to prove victorious....by the force and frequency of the shocks, disappear ander the water. Others, panting, with mane erect, and haggard eyes, expressing uijfuish, raise themselves,... | |
 | 1822 - 194 pages
...noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their Electric Batteries, and during a long time, seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the violence of the shocks, which they receive from all sides, in organs the most essential to life, and stunned by their... | |
 | 1820 - 486 pages
...pool. .Tile eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a long time they seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath tho violence of the invisible strokes, which they receive from all sides in organs the most essential... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 442 pages
...the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a lone; time they seem to prove victorious. Several horses...invisible strokes which they receive from all sides in orcans the most essential to life ; and, stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, disappear... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 360 pages
...pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a long time they seem to prove victorious....stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, they disappear under the water. Others, panting, with mane erect, and haggard eyes, expressing anguish,... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...discharge of their electric batteries!. During a long time they seem to prove victorious. Several hones sink beneath the violence of the invisible strokes which they receive from all sides in organs the mout essential to life ; and, stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, they disappear under... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1834 - 1028 pages
...defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a long time they scern to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the...from all sides in organs the most essential to life, anil stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, disappear under the water. Others panting, with... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric power, and during a long time they seem to prove victorious....invisible strokes, which they receive from all sides, and stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, disappear under the water. Others, panting, with... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pages
...pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a long time they seem to prove victorious....receive from all sides in organs the most essential tu life; and stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, disappear under the water. Others, panting,... | |
 | James Renwick - 1840 - 412 pages
...pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a long time they seem to prove victorious....life ; and, stunned by the force and frequency of their shocks, disappear under the water. Others, panting, with mane erect and haggard eyes, expressing... | |
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... over the surface of the water. " By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their... 
