 ... 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, stepped back, and bolted as before; but knowing its intention,...  A General Treatise on Cattle, the Ox, the Sheep, and the Swine ... - Page 63by John Lawrence - 1809 - 618 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... | |
 | Ralph Beilby - Bookplates - 1792 - 506 pages
...of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two day* old, very lean, and very weak : — On ftroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old Bull, bellowed very loud, ftepped back a few fteps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed,... | |
 | John Fuller - Berwick-upon-Tweed (England) - 1799 - 702 pages
...writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean, and very weak. On flroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, ftepped back a few fteps, and bolted at his legs with all its force : it then began to paw again, belloweJ,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1802 - 610 pages
...corroborated by the following circumstance, that happened to the writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean, and very weak...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
...author 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,... | |
 | George Culley - Cattle - 1807 - 312 pages
...corroborated by the following circumstance that happened to the writer* ii .1 * of this narrative, who found a hidden .calf, two days old, very lean and very weak...loud, stepped back a few steps, and bolted at his legs witk all its force; it then began to paw again, bellowed, stepped back, and bolted as before; but knowing... | |
 | Ralph Beilby - Animals - 1807 - 564 pages
...corroborated by the following circumstance that happened to the writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean and very weak :— On stroking Us head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old Bull, bellowed very loud, stepped back a few... | |
 | William Humphrey Marshall - 1808 - 602 pages
...corroborated by the following circumstance, that happened to the writer of this narrative, who found a hidden calf, two days old, very lean, and very weak:...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 498 pages
...author 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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