| 1791 - 416 sivua
...handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade i» covered with whip-cord. Thit part he takes in hit nght hand, without any danger of being hurt by it ; and, though the edge* of the lower part of the fword are at (harp at a razor, he carries it without a fcabbard. At... | |
| 1790 - 522 sivua
...the fword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whipcord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of being hurt by it; and, though the edge» of the lower part of the ftvord are as fliarp as a razor, he carries it without a fcabbard.... | |
| 1790 - 614 sivua
...fword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with, whip-chord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of...and, though the edges of the lower part of the fword arc as (harp as a razor, he carries it without я fcabbard. ' As foon as the elephant is found feeding,... | |
| 1790 - 564 sivua
...handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in lii? right hand, without any danger of being hurt by it;...edges of the lower part of the fword are as (harp as я razor, he carries it without a fcabbard. As foon as the elephant is found feeding, the horfcman... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1790 - 734 sivua
...the fword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered wifh whipcord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of...¡ and, though the edges of the lower part of the fwoid are as fliarp as a razor, he carries it without a fcabbard. ' As foon as the elephant is found... | |
| 1793 - 480 sivua
...whipcord. This part he takes in his right hani, without any danger of being hurt by it ; and, though No. I. the edges of the lower part of the fword are as (harp...fcabbard. " As foon as the elephant is found feeding, the horiemau rides before him as near his face as poffible ; or, if he flics,croflts him in ail direction«,... | |
| James Bruce - 1798 - 422 sivua
...the fword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of...though -the edges of the lower part of the fword are as fliarp as » razor, he carries it without a fcabbard. As fobn as the elephant is found feeding, the... | |
| James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - 1814 - 408 sivua
...by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he tnkjs in his right hand, without any danger of being hurt by it ; and, though the edges of the lower part or the fword are as (harp as a razor, ho carries it without a fcabbard. " As foca as the elephant is... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - 524 sivua
...sword by the handle ; about fourteen inches of the blade of which are covered with whipcord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of...it ; and, though the edges of the lower part of the sword are as sharp as a raz&r, he carries it without a scabbard. As soon as an elephant is found feeding,... | |
| James Bruce - 1813 - 584 sivua
...the sword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of...it ; and, though the edges of the lower part of the sword are as sharp as a razor, he carries it without a scabbard. As soon as the elephant is found feeding,... | |
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