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" ... the defenceless Scots ; who, with empty guns, were tumbling over each other in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was... "
History of Southern Africa: Comprising the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius ... - Page 97
by Robert Montgomery Martin - 1836 - 336 pages
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The African Observer

1828 - 390 pages
...over each other in their hurry to escape the clutch of the furious savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw, dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific! There stood the lion, with his foot upon the prostrate foe, looking round in...
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The Farrier and Naturalist, Volume 1

1828 - 612 pages
...over each other in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific! There stood the lion with his foot upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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The Menageries: Quadrupeds, Described and Drawn from Living Subjects..

James Rennie - 1829 - 438 pages
...over each other, in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific! There stood the lion with his foot upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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Illustrations of natural history, engravings and descriptive accounts ...

John Le Keux - 1829 - 476 pages
...over each other in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific. There stood the lion, with his foot upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes ..., Volume 2

Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 1178 pages
...over each other, in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific! There stood the Lion with his paw upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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Natural History of Quadrupeds, Volume 2

Frederic Shoberl - 1834 - 328 pages
...one another, in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific. There stood the lion with his foot upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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The Monthly Repository and Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 4

1834 - 440 pages
...over each other, in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant lavage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific ! There stood the lion with his foot upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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The Natural History of the Felinæ: Illustrated by Thirty-eight [i.e. 37 ...

Sir William Jardine - 1834 - 400 pages
...over each other, in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and, with one stroke of his paw, dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific! There stood the lion, with his foot upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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A System of Natural History: Containing Scientific and Popular Descriptions ...

1834 - 700 pages
...over each other, in their hurry to escape the clutch of the rampant savage. In a twinkling he was upon them, and with one stroke of his paw dashed the nearest to the ground. The scene was terrific ! There stood the lion with his paw upon his prostrate foe, looking round in...
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History of the British Colonies: Possessions in Africa and Australia

Robert Montgomery Martin - 1835 - 736 pages
...his favourite meal of horse flesh ; Mr. Pringle relates an instance of which he was an eye witness where a party of Scotch settlers at Albany went out...assailants conscious of his power but with clemency towards what was supposed to be his intended victim ; satisfied with this exhibition of what he could effect...
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