At the first appearance of any person, they set off in full gallop ; and, at the distance of two or three hundred yards, make a wheel round, and come boldly up again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden, they make a full stop, at the... A General History of Quadrupeds - Page 35by Ralph Beilby - 1792 - 483 pagesFull view - About this book
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1840 - 1046 pages
...again, tossing their heads in. a menacing manner : on a sudden they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise; but upon the least motion being marie, they all again turn round and fly off with equal speed,... | |
| Moses Aaron Richardson - Ballads, English - 1843 - 436 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made, they again turn round, and gallop off with equal speed... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - Animal behavior - 1848 - 320 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner: on a sudden they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made they all again turn round, and fly off with equal speed,... | |
| William Dowling - 1849 - 356 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made, they all again turn round and fly off with equal speed,... | |
| Mammals - 1849 - 428 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden they make a full stop at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made they all again turn round and fly off' with equal speed,... | |
| Agriculture - 1852 - 620 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden, they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made they all again turn round, and fly off with equal speed,... | |
| George Vasey - Bison - 1857 - 218 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden, they make a full stop, at a distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made, they turn round again, and gallop off with equal speed... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - Biology - 1861 - 446 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner; on a sudden they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but, upon the least motion being made, they all again turn round and fly off with equal... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 836 pages
...again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden, they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but, on the least motion being made, they all again turn round and fly off with equal speed,... | |
| Patrick Fairbairn - Religion - 1866 - 1056 pages
...distance ol forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made, they all again turn round and fly off with equal speed, but not to the same distance : forming a shorter circle, and again returning with a bolder and... | |
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