 His guide one day suddenly stopped him, and, pointing high into the air, cried out, " A lion !" Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied with such an act, he turned up his eyes, and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of...  The Scientific basis of homœpathy - Page 150by William Henry Holcombe - 1852 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1831 - 594 pages
...description of his journey across the Pampas of South America occurs an anecdote qiiite in point. H» guide one day suddenly stopped him, and, pointing high into the air, cried out ' A lion f ' Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied with such nn act, he turned up his eyes, and with... | |
 | 1840 - 560 pages
...his journey across the Pampas of South America,' says Herschel, ' his guide one day suddenly stopped, and, pointing high into the air, cried out, 'A Lion...and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors soaring in circles in a particular spot. Beneath that spot, far out of... | |
 | 1840 - 566 pages
...Herschel, ' his guide one day suddenly stopped, and, pointing high into the air, cried out, 'A Lion Г Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied with...and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors soaring in circles in a particular spot. Beneath that spot, far out of... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1845 - 408 pages
...vivid description of his journey across the Pampas of South America occurs an anecdote quite in point. His guide one day suddenly stopped him, and, pointing high into the air, cried out, " A lion 1 " Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied with such an act, he turned up his eyes, and with... | |
 | 1846 - 460 pages
...says Herschel, "his guide one day suddenly stopped, and, pointing high into the air, cried out, 1A lion!' Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied...and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors soaring in circles in a particular spot. Beneath that spot, far out of... | |
 | William Thomson (abp. of York.) - 1849 - 424 pages
...pointing high into the air, cried out c A lion ! ' Surprifed at fuch an exclamation, accompanied with fuch an act, he turned up his eyes, and with difficulty perceived, at an immeafurable height, a flight of condors foaring in circles in a particular fpot. Beneath this fpot,... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1851 - 224 pages
...vivid description of his Journey across the Pampas of South America, he tells us that one day his guide suddenly stopped him, and pointing high into the air,...Lion !" Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied by such an act, he turned up his eyes and with difficulty perceived at an immeasurable height a flight... | |
 | 1853 - 638 pages
...thinker himself. Hence the following very striking illustration : " When Captain Head was travelling across the Pampas of South America, his guide one...such an exclamation, accompanied with such an act, lie turned up his eyes, and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors... | |
 | William Thomson - 1857 - 416 pages
...belongs to thoughts apparently very simple, we may examine an example. When Captain Head was travelling across the Pampas of South America, " his guide one...and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors soaring in circles in a particular spot. Beneath this spot, far out of... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1858 - 272 pages
...description of his journey across the Pampas of South America, he tells us, that one day, his guide suddenly stopped him, and pointing high into the air,...Lion !" Surprised at such an exclamation, accompanied by such an act, he turned up his eyes, and with difficulty perceived, at an immeasurable height, a... | |
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