... enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful ; yet through this orifice he continues... Travels in South America - Page 1771822 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
| Achilles Daunt (writer of tales.) - 1883 - 456 pages
...feet, where, while the creature keeps fanning with its enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe — so very small, indeed, that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful ; yet through this orifice he... | |
| 1888 - 882 pages
...while the creature continues fanning with its enormous wings " (oh, diabolical instinct ! ) " he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed, that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful ; yet, through this orifice,... | |
| Alfred Henry Miles - 1895 - 462 pages
...where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small, indeed, that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful; yet through this orifice he... | |
| James B. Twitchell - 1981 - 236 pages
...where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful; yet through this orifice he... | |
| Samuel Drew - 1819 - 584 pages
...attacked, while the creature continues fanning with its enormous wings, which keeps one cool, it bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed, that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound ; which, consequently, is not painful. Yet through this orifice... | |
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