 He saw this unequal combat from afar— for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red— he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants; then, watching his opportunity...  Walden, Or, Life in the WoodsKeine Leseprobe verfügbar - Über dieses Buch
 | 1855
...from afar, for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red; he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants;...commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among his own members ; and so there were three united for life,... | |
 | Samuel W. Cole, Simon Brown - 1855
...• -f il at the barn in the autumn, than to allow them thus to injure tho crops of future years. We stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants ; then, watching his opportunity, he would advise farmers, therefore, rather to re- *P.ranK uP.on t!jc hla,ck warrior and commenced ....... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855
...stood on his gimrd within half a» inch of the combátante; then, watching his opportunity, he eprui.g upon the black warrior, and commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select , among his owu members ; und so there were three ' united for... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1866
...afar — for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red — he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants...commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among his own members; and so there were three united for life... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866
...— for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red, — he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants...commenced his operations near the root of his right foreleg, leaving the foe to select among.his own members ; and so there were three united for life,... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom - 1870
...— for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the reds, — he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants...commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among his own members ; and so there were three united for life,... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1985 - 1114 Seiten
...— for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red, — he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants;...commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among his own members; and so there were three united for life,... | |
 | Emilie Kip Baker - 2004 - 172 Seiten
...allusion? See Brewer's Reader's Handbook under "Spartan Mother."] He drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants;...commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among his own members; and so there were three united for life,... | |
 | John Dolis - 2005 - 231 Seiten
...saw this unequal combat from afar, — for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red, . . . then, watching his opportunity, he sprang upon the...commenced his operations near the root of his right fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among his own members; and so there were three united for life.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1866
...afar — for the blacks were nearly twice the size of the red — he drew near with rapid pace till he stood on his guard within half an inch of the combatants;...commenced his operations near the root of his right, fore-leg, leaving the foe to select among hie own members: and so there were three united for life... | |
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