 We had little doubt that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all the animals engaged; but, by degrees, the impetuosity of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed.  Travels in South America - Page 421822 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1828 - 468 pages
...conductors of this exhibition had succeeded in drowning two horses, and M. Humboldt imagined that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all...of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. On the fish approaching the edge of the marsh, they were readily taken by means... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 376 pages
...rising amid the prolonged struggle between the other horses and the Eels. " We had little doubt that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all...engaged ; but by degrees the impetuosity of this unequal contest diminished, and the wearied Gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest,* and abundant nourishment,... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...struggle between the other horses and the eels. " We had little doubt that the fishing would termi. nate by killing successively all the animals engaged ;...of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest and abundant nourishment, to rt. pair what they have lost... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1834 - 1028 pages
...rising amid the prolonged struggle between the other horses and the eels. "We had little doubt that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all...engaged; but by degrees the impetuosity of this unequal contest diminished, and the weaned gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest, and abundant nourishment,... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...rising, amid the prolonged struggles between the other horses and the eels. We had little doubt, that the fishing would terminate by killing, successively,...engaged; but, by degrees, the impetuosity of this unequal contest diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. The mules and horses appeared less frightened... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pages
...amid the prolonged struggle between the other horses and the eels. " We hail little doubt that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all...of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest, and abundant nourishment, to repair what they have lost... | |
 | John Frederic Daniell - 1839 - 606 pages
...on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. By degrees the impetuosity of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest, and abundant nourishment, to repair what they have lost... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1840 - 294 pages
...arising amid the prolonged struggle between the other horses and the eels. " We had little doubt that the fishing would terminate by killing successively all...of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest, and abundant nourishment, to repair what they have lost... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...rising, amid the prolonged struggles between the other horses and the eels. We had little doubt, that the fishing would terminate by killing, successively,...engaged, but, by degrees, the impetuosity of this unequal contest diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. The mules and horses appeared less frightened;... | |
 | James Renwick - 1840 - 412 pages
...on the sand exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. By degrees, the impetuosity of this unequal combat diminished, and the wearied gymnoti dispersed. They require a long rest and abundant nourishment to repair what they have lost... | |
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