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" His panting breast in foam and gore Is bathed — he reels — his race is o'er: He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resigns his throat to the ravening foe! — And lo! ere quivering life has fled, The vultures, wheeling overhead, Swoop down, to... "
History of Southern Africa: Comprising the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius ... - Page 93
by Robert Montgomery Martin - 1836 - 336 pages
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The Royal Lady's Magazine, Volume 3

1834 - 324 pages
...— his race is o'er ; He falls — and, with convulsive throe. Resigns his throat to the ravening foe ! And lo ! ere quivering life has fled, The vultures,...wheeling overhead, Swoop down, to watch, in gaunt array, t Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey." For those interested in colonial squabbles, discussions on...
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History of the British Colonies: Possessions in Africa and Australia

Robert Montgomery Martin - 1835 - 736 pages
...rashes through the waste, Swoop down, to watch, in gaunt array, With glaring eye and headlong haste : Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey. Instances have...carrying a lion twenty miles before sinking under the attacks of its destroyer. The lions inhabiting the Bushmen's country are said to be remarkably fierce,...
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The British Colonial Library, [comprising a Popular and Authentic ...

Robert Montgomery Martin - 1836 - 360 pages
...fangs are in his veins — His flanks are streaked with sanguine stains — His panting breast in foam and gore Is bathed — he reels — his race is o'er...prey. Instances have been known of the Giraffe thus carryT ing a lion twenty miles before sinking under the attack of its destroyer. The lions inhabiting...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle

Thomas Pringle, Leitch Ritchie - 1837 - 386 pages
...— his race is o'er : He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resigns his throat to the ravening foe ! — And lo ! ere quivering life has fled, The...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey **, THE EMIGRANT'S CABIN. AN EPISTLE IN RHYME. WHERE the young river, from its wild ravine, Winds pleasantly...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle

Thomas Pringle, Leitch Ritchie - 1839 - 392 pages
...— his race is o'er : He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resigns his throat to the ravening foe ! — And lo ! ere quivering life has fled, The...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey 44 . THE EMIGRANT'S CABIN. AN EPISTLE IN RHYME. WHERE the young river, from its wild ravine, Winds...
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Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa

Robert Moffat - 1842 - 686 pages
...— his race is o'er : He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resigns his throat to th' ravening foe- ! — And lo ! ere quivering life has fled, The...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey." We were often exposed to danger from lions, which, from the scarcity of water, frequent the pools or...
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Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa

Robert Moffat - 1843 - 418 pages
...race is o'er: He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resigns his throat to th' ravening foe I — And lo ! ere quivering life has fled, The vultures,...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey." We were often exposed to danger from lions, which, from the scarcity of water, frequent the pools or...
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The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane]., Volume 34

John George Cochrane - 1845 - 562 pages
...reels — his race is o'er: He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resigns his throat to the ravening foe! — And lo! ere quivering life has fled, The...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey. Wouldst thou view the lion's den? Search afar from haunts of men — ' Where the reed-encircled rill...
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The Foreign Quarterly Review, Volume 34

1845 - 564 pages
...— his race is o'er: He falls — and, with convulsive throe, Resign.i his throat to the ravening foe! — And lo! ere quivering life has fled, The...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey. 357 DIE AMPHITRITE, Mai, 1832. Siehst du vor Anker dort Die Amphitrite liegen ? Festlich erglanzt der...
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The Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor

1846 - 486 pages
...reels — his race is o'er ; He falls — and with convulsing throe, Resigns his throat to th' ravening foe ! — And lo ! ere quivering life has fled, The...gaunt array, Till the gorged tyrant quits his prey." F. MENTAL PRECOCITY UNDESIRABLE. MANY of the brightest geniuses, and those whose names are associated...
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