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" The nooses of the ropes are then opened, leaving his hind legs at freedom, and himself entirely disengaged from the snare. The two tame elephants press close on each side of him, and proceed, in pompous procession, to the garden of stalls, where they... "
The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany - Página 104
1808
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A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country ..., Volumen1

James Cordiner - 1807 - 540 páginas
...pompous procession, to the garden of stalls, where they deliver up their charge, to experience another species of hardships. The marching off of this venerable...considerable effect to the striking scene. They are seated on the necks of the tame elephants, holding short inverted spear-hooks struck perpendicularly...
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A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country ..., Volumen1

James Cordiner - 1807 - 516 páginas
...pompous procession, to the garden of stalls, where they deliver up their charge, to experience another species of hardships. The marching off of this venerable...of the elephant. At the commencement of the march, thfe keepers strike up a rustic song, something like whistling to oxen in the plough, which adds considerable...
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A Description of Ceylon, Volumen1

James Cordiner - 1807 - 510 páginas
...pompous procession, to the garden of stalls, where they deliver up their charge, to experience another species of hardships. The marching off of this venerable trio is a sight truly magM nificent, and exhibits a noble specimen of the skill of mare united with the sagacity of the elephant....
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volumen5

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 páginas
...stalls, where they deliver up their charge to experience another species of hardships. The inarching off of this venerable trio is a sight truly magnificent,...noble specimen of the skill of man, united with the saga. city of the elephant. In this manner the prisoner is conducted to a grove, where, if he is of...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ...

Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 752 páginas
...stalls, where they deliver up their charge to experience another species of hardship. The marching of}' this venerable trio is a sight truly magnificent,...of man, united with the sagacity of the elephant. In this manner the prisoner is conducted to a grove, where, if he is of an ordinary size, he is sufficiently...
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A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and ...

William Martin Harvard - 1823 - 546 páginas
...where he is very soon completely trained. ' The marching off of this venerable trio,' says Cordiner, ' is a sight truly magnificent; and exhibits a noble...of man, united with the sagacity of the elephant.'" — Quarterly Review, October, 1815. tiger) and the tiger-cat. The hyaena is also found in the jungles,...
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A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and ...

William Martin Harvard - 1823 - 508 páginas
...he is very soon completely trained. ' The marching off of this venerable trio,* says Cordiner, ' ia a sight truly magnificent ; and exhibits a noble specimen...of man, united with the sagacity of the elephant.'" — Quarterly Review, October, 1815. • tiger) and the tiger-cat. The hyaena is also found in the...
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The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History ..., Volumen4

1827 - 510 páginas
...stalls, where they deliver up their charge to experience another kind of hardship. The marching off this venerable trio is a sight truly magnificent,...of man, united with the sagacity of the elephant. In this manner the prisoner is conducted to a grove, where, if he is of an ordinary size, he is sufficiently...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volumen8

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 834 páginas
...pompous procession, to the garden of stalls, where they deliver up their charge to experience another species of hardships. The marching off of this venerable...of man, united with the sagacity of the elephant. In this manner the prisoner is conducted to a grove, where, if he is of an ordinary size, he is sufficiently...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volumen5

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 809 páginas
...completely trained. 'The marching off of this venerable trio,' says Cordiner, 'is a sight truly magnifiât; and exhibits a noble specimen of the skill of man, united with the sagacity of the elephant.' '— Quarterly Review. A diminutive animal of the deer kind, not larger than a hare, is brought to...
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