 On the desert .... in the grey of the morning, we gave chase to two wild asses, which had so much the speed of our horses, that when they had got at some distance, they stood still and looked behind at us, snorting with their noses in the air, as if in...  Karah Kaplan; or, The Koordish chief - Σελίδα 272των Charles Stuart Savile (hon.) - 1842Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1824 - 770 σελίδες
...that when they had got at nonic distance, they stood »till, and looked behind at us, snorting wiih their noses in the air, as if in contempt of our endeavours...pursue, and then hunt them towards the relays, when fresh dogs and horses are started upon the li.ilt'-e\haustcd animal. The whole of this account agrees... | |
 | 1824 - 822 σελίδες
...nmch-the speed of our horses, that when they had got at sonic distance, they stood still, and look, ed behind at us, snorting with their noses in the air,...pursue, and then hunt them towards the relays, when fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half-exhausted animal. The whole of this account agrees... | |
 | 1833 - 468 σελίδες
...reached Casvin, in the grey of the morning, we gave chase to two wild-asses, which the Persians call Gour khur, but which had so much the speed of our horses,...which they are known to pursue, and then hunt them toward the relays, when the fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half-exhausted animal. The whole... | |
 | William Martin - 1877 - 346 σελίδες
...noses in the air, as if in contempt of our endeavours to catch them. The Persians sometimes succeeded in killing them, but not without great dexterity and knowledge of their haunts." The typical colours are silvery-grey and tawny in their wild state ; they are never completely white.... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1848 - 412 σελίδες
...Mr. Morier writes : — " On thedesert in the gray of the morning, we gave chase to two wild asses, which had so much the speed of our horses, that when...which they are known to pursue, and then hunt them toward the relays, when the fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half-exhausted animal. This... | |
 | 1850 - 538 σελίδες
...behind at us, snorting with their noses in the air, as if in contempt of our endeavours to catch then!. The Persians sometimes succeed in killing them, but...when the fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half-exhausted animal." This animal is common to the whole of Persia, although у its proper soil is... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1852 - 744 σελίδες
...appearance of the latter. " On the desert .... in the grey of the morning, we gave chase to two wild asses, which had so much the speed of our horses, that when...which they are known to pursue, and then hunt them toward the relays, when the fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half exhausted animal."* There... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1852 - 674 σελίδες
...appearance of the latter. " On the desert .... in the grey of the morning, we gave chase to two wild asses, which had so much the speed of our horses, that when...which they are known to pursue, and then hunt them toward the relays, when the fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half exhausted animal."* There... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1852 - 690 σελίδες
...describes the latter. " On the desert . in the chase to two wild grey of the vhich had morning, we j so much the speed of our horses, that when they had...which they are known to pursue, and then hunt them toward the relays, when the fresh dogs and horses are started upon the half exhausted animal."* There... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 σελίδες
...the latter : — " On the desert .... in thu grey of the morning, we gave chase to two wild asses, which had so much the speed of our horses, that when...of their haunts. To effect this, they place relays ot horsemen and dogs upon the track which they .ire known to pursue, and then hunt them toward the... | |
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