 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 - Pàgina 244per Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 535 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1790 - 614 pàgines
...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... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 362 pàgines
...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... | |
 | John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pàgines
...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... | |
 | James Bruce - 1798 - 422 pàgines
...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... | |
 | James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - 1814 - 408 pàgines
...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... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 444 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1815 - 500 pàgines
...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.... | |
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