Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" The drivers suddenly tripped up the cow, and gave the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about... "
The Life of Bruce: The African Traveller - Page 244
by Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 535 pages
Full view - About this book

The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and ..., Volume 8

1790 - 614 pages
...fuirerings. One of them fate acrofs her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twifted the halter about her forefeet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, to my very great furprife, in place of taking her by the throat, got aitride upon her belly before her hind legs, and...
Full view - About this book

Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries ...

William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 362 pages
...fufterings. One of them fat acrofs her neck, holding down, her head by the horns, the other twifted the halter about her fore-feet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, got aflride upon her belly before her hind-legs, and gave a very deep wound in the upper part of her...
Full view - About this book

The Methodist Magazine: For the Year ... ; Being a Continuation ..., Volume 41

John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pages
...but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her bead by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her fore-feet,...the throat, got astride upon her belly, before her hind legs, and gave her a very deep wound in the upper part of the buttock. From the time I had seen...
Full view - About this book

An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia ...

James Bruce - 1798 - 422 pages
...her fufferings. One of them fat acrofs her neck holding down her head by the horns, the other twifted the halter about her forefeet ;" while the third, who had a knife in his hand, to Mr. Bruce's very great Airprife, in place of taking her by the throat, got aitride upon her belly before...
Full view - About this book

An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. Into Abyssinia ...

James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - 1814 - 408 pages
...fuflerings. One of them fat acrofs her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twiftedv,the halter about her forefeet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, to Mr. Bruce's very ^reat furprife, in place of taking her by the throat, got aftride upon her belly before...
Full view - About this book

An Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels ..., Volume 11

William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 pages
...but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her fore-feet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, got astride upon her belly before her hind-legs, and gave a very deep wound in the upper part of her...
Full view - About this book

Oriental Customs: Or, an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 444 pages
...across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her fore feet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, to my...the throat, got astride upon her belly, before her hind legs, and gave her a very deep wound.in the upper part of the buttock. From the time I had seen...
Full view - About this book

Oriental Customs: Or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pages
...across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the oftier twisted the halter about her fore feet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, to my...the throat, got astride upon her belly, before her hind legs, and gave her a very deep wound in the upper part of the buttock. From the time I had seen...
Full view - About this book

Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 pages
...across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her fore feet, while the third, who had a knife in his hand, to my...the throat, got astride upon her belly, before her hind legs, and gave her a very deep wound in the upper part of the buttock. From the time I had seen...
Full view - About this book

The World Displayed, Or, A Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 6

1815 - 500 pages
...by the horns; the other twisted the halter about the fore-feet; while the third, who had a knife iu his hand, to my very great surprise, in place of taking her by the throat, got astride on her belly, before her hind-legs, and inflicted a very deep wound in the upper part of her buttock....
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF