 | John M'Leod - China - 1817 - 316 pages
...of compression which would have instantly rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about...neck and throat of his .antagonist, thereby killing it, and disengaging himself from his alarming situation. He never afterwards, however, recovered the... | |
 | John M'Leod - China - 1818 - 272 pages
...compression .which would have instantly rendered .him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about...neck and throat of his antagonist, thereby killing it, and disengaging himself from his alarming situation. He never afterwards, however, recovered the... | |
 | John M'Leod - China - 1818 - 358 pages
...of compression which would have instantly rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about...deep gashes in the neck and throat of his antagonist, therebykilling him,. and disengaging himself from his alarming situation. He never afterwards, however,... | |
 | John M'Leod - Alceste (Ship) - 1819 - 370 pages
...of compression which would have instantly rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about...limb, which had sustained considerable injury from his fangs, and the mere force of his jaws. These larger serpents are seldom observed to be venomous,... | |
 | Curiosities and wonders - 1824 - 458 pages
...compression, which would have •instantly rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut, with a large knife which he carried about...neck and throat of his antagonist, thereby killing it, and disengaging himself from his alarming situation. He never afterwards, however, recovered the... | |
 | Corals - 1824 - 188 pages
...of compression, which would have instantly rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about with him, deep gashes in the neck and throat of Ills antagonist, thereby killing him, and disengaging himself from his alarming situation. He never... | |
 | Curiosities and wonders - 1824 - 458 pages
...the neck and throat of his antagonist, thereby killing it, and disengaging himself from his alarming situation. He never afterwards, however, recovered the use of that limb, which had sustained a considerable injury from his fangs, and the mere force of his jaws. THE SAVAGE GIRL OF CHAMPAGNE.... | |
 | 1836 - 562 pages
...of compression, which would instantly have rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about...limb, which had sustained considerable injury from his fangs and the mere force of his jaws.' All these gigantic serpents were, most probably, the Pythons... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...rendered him powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife which he carried about him, deep gashes in the neck and throat of his antagonist,...He never afterwards, however, recovered the use of the limb, which had sustained considerable injury from the fangs and mere force of the jaws, and for... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1850 - 724 pages
...state of compression which would have instantly rendered him. powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife which he carried about with...He never afterwards, however, recovered the use of the limb, which had sustained considerable injury from the fangs and mere force of the jaws, and for... | |
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... rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about with him, deep gashes in the neck and throat of his antagonist, thereby killing him, and disengaging himself from his frightful situation.... 
