 | Children - 530 pages
...fascinating effect is not confined exclusively to the lion. An officer in India, having once rambled into a jungle adjoining the British encampment, suddenly encountered a royal tiger ; the rtncounter appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both parties made a dead halt, earnestly... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...Macintosh, proves that this fascinating effect is not restricted to the lion. An officer in India, well known to my informant, having chanced to ramble into a jungle, suddenly encountered a Royal Tiger. The rencontre appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both... | |
 | 1827 - 624 pages
...effect is not confined exclusively to the lion. An officer in India, (whose name 1 have forgotten, but who was well known to my informant,) having chanced...rencounter appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and bptli parties made a dead Italt, earnestly gazing on each other. The gentleman had no .fire-arms, and... | |
 | George Thompson - Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) - 1827 - 474 pages
...effect is not confined exclusively to the lion. An officer in India, (whose name I have forgotten, but who was well known to my informant,) having chanced...encountered a royal tiger. The rencounter appeared equally xmexpected on both sides, and both parties made a dead halt — earnestly gazing on each other. The... | |
 | 1827 - 616 pages
...in India having chanced to ramble into a jungle, suddenly encountered a royal tiger. The encounter appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both...earnestly gazing on each other. The gentleman had no tire-arms, and was aware that a sword would be no effective defence in a struggle for life with such... | |
 | George Thompson - Africa, Southern - 1827 - 552 pages
...effect is not confined exclusively to the lion. An officer in India, (whose name 1 have forgotten, but who was well known to my informant,) having chanced to ramble into a jungle adjpining the British encampment, suddenly encountered a royal tiger. The rencounter appeared equally... | |
 | American periodicals - 1825 - 498 pages
...Mackintosh, proves that this fascinating effect is not restricted to the lion. An Officer in India, well known to my informant, having chanced to ramble into a jungle, suddenly encountered a Royal Tyger. The rencounter appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - Natural history - 1831 - 1178 pages
...Macintosh, proves that this fascinating effect is not restricted to the Lion. An officer in India, well known to my informant, having chanced to ramble into a jungle, suddenly encountered a royal tiger. The rencontre appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...informant, having chanced to ramble into aj uncle, suddenly encountered a royal tiger. The rencontre appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both...earnestly gazing on each other. The gentleman had no lire arms, and was aware that a «word would be no effective defence in a struggle for life with such... | |
 | Birds - 1834 - 700 pages
...Mackintosh, proves that this fascinating effect is not restricted to the lion. An officer in India, well known to my informant, having chanced to ramble into a jungle, suddenly encountered a royal tiger. The rencontre appeared equally unexpected on both sides, and both... | |
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The rencounter appeared equally xmexpected on both sides, and both parties made a dead halt — earnestly gazing on each other. The gentleman had no fire-arms, and was aware that a sword would be no effective defence in a struggle for life with such an... 
