 I imagined to be the distant rumbling of a violent tornado, on which I spurred my steed, with a wish to gallop as fast as possible to the place of shelter; but it would not do, the animal knew better than I what was forthcoming, and, instead of going...  Popular Science Monthly - Page 781906Full view - About this book
 | United States - 1842 - 650 pages
...than the rider, nearly stopped, or rather moved forward slowly, placing one foot before the other, with as much precaution as if walking on a smooth sheet of ice. He dismounted to ascertain what was the matter, when the steed fell to groaning piteously, hung his... | |
 | United States - 1842 - 620 pages
...than the rider, nearly stopped, or rather moved forward slowly, placing one foot before the other, with as much precaution as if walking on a smooth sheet of ice. He dismounted to ascertain what was the matter, when the steed fell to groaning piteously, hung his... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - Adventure and adventurers - 1853 - 502 pages
...a wish to gallop as fast as possible to the place of shelter; but it would not do, the animal knew better than I what was forthcoming, and, instead of...dismounting and leading him, when he all of a sudden fell a groaning piteously, hung his head, spread out his fore legs, as if to save himself from falling,... | |
 | Edward A. Rice - Gift books - 1853 - 326 pages
...than the rider, nearly stopped, or rather moved forward slowly, placing one foot before the other, with as much precaution as if walking on a smooth sheet of ice. He dismounted to ascertain what was the matter, when the steed fell to groaning piteously, hung his... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - Hunting - 1855 - 476 pages
...a wish to gallop as fast as possible to the place of shelter; but it would not do, the animal knew better than I what was forthcoming, and, instead of...dismounting and leading him, when he all of a sudden fell a groaning piteously, hung his head, spread out his fore legs, as if to save himself from falling,... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - Hunting - 1855 - 460 pages
...fast as possible to the place of shelter; but it would not do, the animal knew better than I what waa forthcoming, and, instead of going faster, so nearly...dismounting and leading him, when he all of a sudden fell a groaning piteously, hung his head, spread out his fore legs, as if to save himself from falling,... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - Southwest, New - 1855 - 240 pages
...a wish to gallop as fast as possible to the place of shelter; but it would not do: the animal knew better than I what was forthcoming, and, instead of...precaution as if walking on a smooth sheet of ice. 1 thought he had suddenly foundered, and, speaking to him, was on the point of dismounting and leading... | |
 | John James Audubon - Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 - 1869 - 460 pages
...a wish to gallop as fast as possible to the place of shelter. But it would not do ; the animal knew better than I what was forthcoming, and instead of...dismounting and leading him, when he all of a sudden fell a groaning piteously, hung his head, spread out his four legs, as if to save himself from falling,... | |
 | 1870
...than the rider, nearly stopped, or rather moved forward slowly, placing one foot before the other, with as much precaution as if walking on a smooth sheet of ice. He dismounted to ascertain what was the matter, when the steed fell to groaning piteously, hung his... | |
 | John James Audubon, Lucy Green Bakewell Audubon - 1875 - 674 pages
...a wish to gallop as fast as possible to the place of shelter. But it would not do ; the animal knew better than I what was forthcoming, and instead of...I thought he had suddenly foundered, and, speaking fo him, was on the point of dismounting and leading him, when he all 01 a sudden fell a groaning piteously,... | |
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