 | Robert Finch, John Elder - 2002 - 1160 pages
...which placed itself in the same attitude and prepared to resist. The scene was uncommon and beautiful; s and falling into tranquil pools. The" arabesques water snake still seemed desirous of retreating toward the ditch, its natural clement. This was no... | |
 | Hector St. Joh Crevecoeur - 2006 - 246 pages
...which placed itself in the same attitude, and prepared to resist. The scene was uncommon and beautiful; for thus opposed they fought with their jaws, biting...notwithstanding this appearance of mutual courage and fury, the water snake still seemed desirous of retreating toward the ditch, its natural element. This was no... | |
 | Hector St. John de Crevecoeur - 2006 - 426 pages
...which placed itself in the same attitude, and prepared to resist. The scene was uncommon and beautiful; for thus opposed they fought with their jaws, biting...notwithstanding this appearance of mutual courage and fury, the water snake still seemed desirous of retreating toward the ditch, its natural element. This was no... | |
 | Hector St. Joh Crevecoeur - 2006 - 410 pages
...to resist. The scene was uncommon and beautiful; for thus opposed they fought with their jaws, 303 biting each other with the utmost rage; but notwithstanding this appearance of mutual courage and fury, the water snake still seemed desirous of retreating toward the ditch, its natural element. This was no... | |
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... the ditch, its natural element. This was no sooner perceived by the keen-eyed black one than, twisting its tail twice round a stalk of hemp and seizing its adversary by the throat, not by means of its jaws, but by twisting its own neck twice... 
