 Though we pursued the men we could not seize any of them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and could...  The Coasts of Illusion: A Study of Travel Tales - Page 123by Clark Barnaby Firestone - 1924 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1799 - 640 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillz. Though we pursued the men, we could not seize any of them; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken, but they attacked their condu&ors with their teeth and hands, and could... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - 1832 - 464 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillae. Though we pursued the men we could not seize any of them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - 1832 - 462 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillas. Though we pursued the men we could not seize any of them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | Sanchoniathon - 1832 - 474 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillae. Though we pursued the men we could not seize any of them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | Arnold Hermann L. Heeren - 1832 - 596 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillae. Though we pursued the men we could not seize any ol them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren - 1832 - 596 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillae. Though we pursued the men we could not seize any of them ; but all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 676 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorillce. Though we pursued the men, we could not seize any of them ; all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 666 pages
...whom our interpreters called Gorilla?. Though we pursued the men, we could not seize any of them ; all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 650 pages
...whom our interpreters called Grorillce. Though we pursued the men, we could not seize any of them ; all fled from us, escaping over the precipices, and defending themselves with stones. Three women were however taken ; but they attacked their conductors with their teeth and hands, and... | |
 | Herodotus - 1859 - 586 pages
...proportion ' were women, whose bodies were covered with hair, and whom our interpreters called Gorilla;. Though we pursued the men, we could not catch any...teeth, and could not be prevailed on to accompany us. Wo therefore killed and flayed them, and brought their skins with us to Carthage." (pp. 13-4.) Our... | |
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