 | Adam Mickiewicz - 1841 - 244 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covering his body, but trailing along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud noise, and felt something heavy strike his feet, and, instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment,... | |
 | John Barrow - 1844 - 388 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...astonishment, a large lion actually standing on his poncho ; and perhaps the animal was equally astonished to find himself in the immediate presence of so athletic... | |
 | James Rennie - 1839 - 346 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...noise between a bark and a roar : he felt something heaj^. strike his feet, and, instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment, a large lion actually... | |
 | 1849 - 440 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...astonishment, a large lion actually standing on his poncho ; and, perhaps, the animal was equally astonished to find himself in the immediate presence of so athletic... | |
 | Edward Pett Thompson - 1851 - 434 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment, a large puma, actually standing on his poncho. The man was unwilling to fire, as his gun was only loaded with... | |
 | Francis Orpen Morris - 1852 - 652 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...astonishment, a large lion actually standing on his poncho; and perhaps the animal was equally astonished to find himself in the immediate presence of so athletic... | |
 | 1855 - 358 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard aloud, sudden noise, between a bark and a roar: he felt something heavy strike his feet, and instantly... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1862 - 438 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment, a large puma, actually standing on his poncho ; and perhaps the animal was equally astonished to find himself... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the !,Tound behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment, a large puma actually standing on his poncho ; and, perhaps, the animal was equally astonished to find himself... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1869 - 346 páginas
...his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds,...instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment, a large puma actually standing on his poncho ; and, perbaps, the animal was equally astonished to find himself... | |
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... trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order to approach them unperceived, he put the corner of his poncho (which is a sort of long, narrow blanket) over his head, and crawling along the ground upon his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered... 
