 | Anders Sparrman - Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) - 1786 - 412 pages
...in the menagerie at Verfailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raifed up in .the air with his mouth open* The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this pofture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - Astrology - 1802 - 420 pages
...in the menagerie at Verfailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raifed up in the air with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this pofture, threw fruit into his mouth; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 766 pages
...in the menagerie at Verfaillcs in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raifed up in the air with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this pofture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made ?n offer only... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1820 - 226 pages
...painter was desirous of drawing the elephant which was kept in the menagerie at Versailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised...animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth. 15. The elephant, which without doubt perceived the man's embarrassment, caressed him with his trunk,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Curiosities and wonders - 1821 - 768 pages
...desirous of drawing the elephant kept in the menagerie at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, namely, that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with...this posture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only of throwing the fruit, he grew angry ; and,... | |
 | Curiosities and wonders - 1833 - 448 pages
...desirous of drawing the elephant kept in the menagerie at Verseilles in an uncommon attitude, namely, that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with...this posture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only of throwing the fruit, he grew angry ; and,... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...desirous of drawing the elephant kept in the menagerie at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, namely, that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with...this posture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as tbe lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only of throwing the fruit, he grew angry ; and,... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1837 - 242 pages
...menageriet at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in tin': air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order...animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth. 17. But, as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only of throwing him fruit, he grew... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 900 pages
...Again, a painter was desirous of drawing the elephant kept in the menagerie at Versailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised...keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into tiis mouth ; but as he had frequently deceived him, and made him an offer only of throwing the fruit,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1859 - 202 pages
...near Paris, gave a curious instance of sagacity. A painter was desirous of drawing him in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised...posture, threw fruit into his ' mouth ; but as he had frequently deceived him, and made him an offer only of throwing the fruit, he grew angry ; anil,... | |
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Again, a painter was desirous of drawing the elephant kept in the menagerie at Versailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture,... 
