 Finding this to no purpose, she returned, and, smelling round them, began to lick their wounds. She went off a second time as before ; and, having crawled a few paces, looked again behind her, and for some time stood moaning. But still her Cubs not rising...  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 275by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | 1778 - 626 pages
...returned to them again, and, with signs of inexpressible fondness, went round one, and round the other, pawing them and moaning. Finding at last that they were cold and lifeless, she raised iier head towards the ship, and growled a curse upon the murderers, which they returned with a volley... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 524 pages
...returned to them again, and with signs of inexpressible fondness, went round one, and round the other, pawing them, and moaning. Finding at last, that they...fell between her cubs, and died licking their wounds. The males, says Mr. Hearne, are, at a certain time of the year, so much attached to their mates, that... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1803 - 280 pages
...inexpressible affection walked round them, pawing them and moaning. At length, perceiving them to be cold and lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship and uttered a growl of despair. This was immediately returned by a discharge of inusquetry, and the affectionate animal, having fallen... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 400 pages
...inexpressible fondness, went round one and round the other, pawing them, and expressing her distress. Finding at last that they were cold and lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and seemed to growl a curse upon the murderers ; which they returned with a volley of musket-balls. She... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1810 - 172 pages
...returned to them again, and with signs of inexpressible fondness, went round one and round the other, pawing them and moaning. Finding at last that they...lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and growled a curse upon the murderers, which they returned with a volley of musket-balls. She fell between... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...returned to them again, and, with signs of inexpressible fondness, went round one, and round the other, pawing them, and moaning. Finding at last that they...lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and growled her resentment at the murderers, which they returned with a volley of musket-balls. She fell... | |
 | 1820 - 186 pages
...of affection, again pawed, and stroked, and caressed them. It was all in vain, however ; and finding that they were cold and lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and fixing her eyes upon the murderers, uttered a growl of despair. " The sailors took up their guns again,... | |
 | 1823 - 450 pages
...not rising to follow her, she returned to them again ; and, with signs of inexpressible tenderness, went round pawing them, and moaning. Finding, at last,...the ship, and uttered a growl of despair, which the mariners returned with a volley of musket-balls. She then fell between her cubs, and expired in the... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pages
...returned to them again, and with signs of inexpressible fondness, went round one, and round the otljer, pawing them, and moaning. Finding at last that they...lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and growled a curse upon the murderers, which, they returned with a volley of musket balls. She fell between... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 pages
...great fondness went round one and then round the other, pawing and moaning. 1 1 . Finding, at last, they were cold and lifeless, she raised her head towards the ship, and seemed to growl a curse upon her murderers, which they returned with a volley of musket-balls, upon... | |
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