 | Clive Phillipps-Wolley - 1894 - 500 páginas
...wild elephant's onslaught is as dignified as it seems overwhelming ; and a large tusker's charge, when he has had sufficient distance to get into full swing,...the last moment. It is not difficult to turn or stop him with heavy metal, and if knocked down, he never, I believe, renews the attack. Thus Sanderson writes,... | |
 | William Crooke - 1906 - 594 páginas
...wild elephant's onslaught is as dignified as it seems overwhelming; and a large tusker's charge, when he has had sufficient distance to get into full swing,...and rapid advance of an engine on a line of rail." The animal is one of the worst enemies of the cultivator. It is difficult to imagine the ravages committed... | |
 | William Crooke - 1906 - 568 páginas
...wild elephant's onslaught is as dignified as it seems overwhelming ; and a large tusker's charge, when he has had sufficient distance to get into full swing,...and rapid advance of an engine on a line of rail." The animal is one of the worst enemies of the cultivator. It is difficult to imagine the ravages committed... | |
 | George P. Sanderson - 1907 - 512 páginas
...fore-legs come down with the force and regularity of ponderous machinery ; and the whole figure israpidly foreshortened, and appears to double in size with...the last moment. It is not difficult to turn or stop him with heavy metal, and if knocked down, he never, I believe, renews the attack. Before the sportsman... | |
 | George P. Sanderson - 1912 - 468 páginas
...noblest sights of the chase. A grander animated object than a wild elephant in full charge can hardly be imagined. The cocked ears and broad forehead present...the last moment. It is not difficult to turn or stop him with heavy metal, and if knocked down, he never, I believe, renews the attack. Before the sportsman... | |
 | George P. Sanderson - 2000 - 470 páginas
...of attack ; the massive fore-legs come down with the force and regularity of ponderous macliinery ; and the whole figure is rapidly foreshortened, and...the last moment. It is not difficult to turn or stop him with heavy metal, and if knocked down, he never, I believe, renews the attack. Before the sportsman... | |
 | E. Baxter - 2006 - 300 páginas
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... foreshortened, and appears to double in size with each advancing stride. The trunk being curled and unable to emit any sound, the attack is made in silence, after the usual premonitory shriek, which adds to its impressiveness. A tiger's charge is... 