 On stroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, stepped back a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed, stepped back, and bolted as before ; but...  A General History of Quadrupeds - Page 36by Ralph Beilby - 1792 - 483 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1790 - 542 pages
...of this narrative, who found a hidden calf two days old, very lean and very weak : — On llroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed veiy loud, Hepped back a few fteps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it tlien began to paw... | |
 | Great Britain. Board of Agriculture - 1794 - 464 pages
...circumftancc, that- happened to the writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days o!d, very lean, and very weak- On ftroking its head, it got up, pawed t\v» or three times like an old bull,. bellowed very loud, ftcppcd back a few Heps, and bolted at... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1802 - 610 pages
...writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean, and very weak ; on stroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, retired a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...of the History of Berwick, who found a hidden Calf two days old. very lean and weak. On his stroking its head it got up, pawed two or three times like an old Bull, bellowed very loud, went back a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force : it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | History - 1806 - 770 pages
...writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean, and very weak. On stroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, stepped back a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | George Culley - Cattle - 1807 - 312 pages
...* of this narrative, who found a hidden .calf, two days old, very lean and very weak : on stroking its head it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, stepped back a few steps, and bolted at his legs witk all its force; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | William Humphrey Marshall - 1808 - 602 pages
...writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean, and very weak: on stroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, retired a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | John Lawrence - Animal breeding - 1809 - 666 pages
...Bailey of Chillingham) who found an hidden calf two days old, very lean and very weak : on stroking its head it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, stepped back a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 498 pages
...of the history of Berwick, who found a hidden calf two days old, very lean and weak. On his stroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times, like an old bull, bellowed very loud, went back a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 496 pages
...Berwick, who found a hidden calf two days old, very lean and weak. On his stroking its head, it get up, pawed two or three times, like an old bull, bellowed very loud, went bade a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
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