 | John Wesley - 1783 - 798 pages
...difengages itfelf of the claxvs, which burft at the joints; the animal, with a tremulous motion, cafting them off, as a man would kick off a boot that was too big for him. Thus this wonderful creature is at liberty; but fo weak that it continues for feveral hours motionlefs.... | |
 | 1820 - 188 pages
...particularly it opens at the junctures of the belly, where it was before but seemingly united. It also seems turned inside out; and its stomach comes away with its shell. After this, by the same tion, it disengages itself of its claws, \vhith burst at the joints; the animal, with a tremulous motion,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 518 pages
...junctures of the belly, where, like a pair of jumps, it was before but seemingly united. It also seems turned inside out, and its stomach comes away with...tremulous motion, casting them off as a man would kick oft' a boot that was too big i or him. Thus, in a short time, this wonderful creature finds itself... | |
 | Josiah Priest - 1825 - 660 pages
...junctures of the belly, where like a pair of jumps, it was before but seemingly united. It also seems turned inside, out ; and its stomach comes away with its shell. After this it disengages itself of the claws, which burst at'the joints ; the animal, with a tremulous motion,... | |
 | 1826 - 638 pages
...seemingly united. It also seems turned inside out ; and its stomach comes away with its shell. After this it disengages itself of the claws, which burst at...motion, casting them off, as a man would kick off a hoot that was too hig for him. Thus this wonderful creature is at liberty ; but so weak that it eontinues... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 pages
...an unusual manner, and at last the shell is seen beginning to divide at its junctures. It also seems turned inside out; and its stomach comes away with...wonderful creature finds itself at liberty ; but in such a weak and enfeebled state, that it continues for several hours motionless. Indeed, so violent... | |
 | 1831 - 796 pages
...an unusual manner, and at last the shell is seen beginning to divide at its junctures. It also seems turned inside out; and its stomach comes away with...wonderful creature finds itself at liberty, but in such a weak and enfeebled state, that it continues for several hours motionless. Indeed, so violent... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 358 pages
...seen beginning to divide at its junctures. It also seems turned inside out ; and its stomach comes i5 away with its shell. After this, .by the same operation,...them off as a man would kick off a boot that was too biff for him. Thus, in a short time, this wonderful creature finds itself at liberty ; but in such... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 376 pages
...an unusual manner, and at last the shell is seen beginning to divide at its junctures. It also seems turned inside out ; and its stomach comes away with...operation, it disengages itself of the claws, which hurst at the joints; the animal, with a tremulous motion casting them off as a man would kick off a... | |
 | 1837 - 168 pages
...junctures, particularly at those of the belly, where it was before seemingly united. It also seems turned inside out; and its stomach comes away with...this, by the same operation, it disengages itself of its claws, which burst at the joints ; the animal, with a tremulous motion, casting them off, as a... | |
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It also seems turned inside out; and its stomach comes away with its shell. After this, by the same operation, it disengages itself of the claws, which burst at the joints; the animal, with a tremulous motion, casting them off as a man would kick off... 
