 He looked up, shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, he roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent instinctively to judge of the practicability of the artificial flight of steps thus constructed;...  Memoirs of the Military Career, Etc - Page 70by John Shipp - 1829Full view - About this book
 | 1829 - 696 pages
...were cut away, and trees were laid on the ascent, as a footing for elephants. These animals were then made to approach it, which the first did with some...forced by his driver, he roared piteously. There can le no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent instinctively to judge of the... | |
 | 1829 - 622 pages
...deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and laid trees on the ascent, as a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was com|x.'trnt instinctively to judge of the practicability of the artificial flight of steps thus constructed... | |
 | 1829 - 860 pages
...Sagacity of Animals.—" Having cut a good deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and laid trees on the ascent, as a footing for elephants, these...shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, he roarec piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
 | John Shipp - 1829 - 238 pages
...made to approach it, which the first did with some reluctance and fearHe looked up, shook his bead, and, when forced by his driver, he roared piteously....instinctively to judge of the practicability of the artificiaF flight of steps thus constructed ; for the moment some little alteration had been made,... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 434 pages
...deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and lain trees on the ascent, as a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...up, shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pages
...deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and lain trees on the ascent, as a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...up, shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
 | 1844 - 312 pages
...deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and lain trees on the ascent as .a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...up, shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
 | 1844 - 400 pages
...deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and laid trees on the ascent as a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...up, shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 pages
...deal of the most prominent part of the hill away, and laid trees on the ascent, as a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...up, shook his head, and when forced by his driver, roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
 | G. Garratt - 1856 - 288 pages
...deal of the most promiment part of the hill away, and laid trees on the ascent as a footing for the elephants, these animals were made to approach it,...up, shook his head, and when forced by his driver, roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent... | |
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