 She sees him approach, now advancing, now receding, now swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck is arched beautifully like that of a wild horse under the curb, until, at length, tired as it were of play, like the cat with its victim,...  American Engineer and Railroad Journal - Page 2271835Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 522 pages
...ever upon them. She saw him approach — now advancing, now receding — no.w swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck was arched...jaws unclosing almost directly above her, the long tubulated fang, charged with venom, protruding from the cavernous mouth — and she saw no more ! Insensibility... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1835 - 242 pages
...for ever upon them. She saw him approach—now advancing, now receding—now swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck was arched beautifully like that of a wild horse underthe curb; until, at length, tired as it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she saw the... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1843 - 488 pages
...with something of anger, while his neck was arched beautifully like that of a wild horse underthecurb; until, at length, tired as it were of play, like the...jaws unclosing almost directly above her, the long tubulated fang, charged with venom, protruding from the cavernous mouth — and she saw no more ! Insensibility... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...of anger, while hi« neck is archc'l beautifully like that of a wild hone under the cuib; until, nt length, tired as it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she sees the neclc growing birger and becoming completely bronzed tis about to strike — tlie huge jaws... | |
 | 1857 - 662 pages
...now swelling in every part with something like anger, while his neck is arched beautifully, like tbat of a wild horse under the curb ; until, at length, tired as it were of play, like the cat with her victim, she sees the neck growing larger, and becoming completely browzed ая if to strike —... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...advancing, now receding, — now swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck is arched beautifully like that of a wild horse under...it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she sees the neck growing larger and becoming completely bronzed as about to strike, — the huge jaws... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...advancing, now receding, — now swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck is arched beautifully like that of a wild horse under...it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she sees the neck growing larger and becoming completely bronzed as about to strike, — the huge jaws... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...advancing, now receding, — now swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck is arched beautifully like that of a wild horse under...it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she sees the neck growing larger and becoming completely bronzed as about to strike, — the huge jaws... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...receding — now swelling in every part wifh something of anger, while his neck is arched beautiful] v, like that of a wild horse under the curb; until, at...it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she sees the neck growing larger and becoming completely bronzed, as abont to strike, — the huge jaws... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 pages
...advancing, now receding, — now swelling in every part with something of anger, while his neck is arched beautifully like that of a wild horse under...it were of play, like the cat with its victim, she sees the neck growing larger and becoming completely bronzed as about to strike, — the huge jaws... | |
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