 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...the ground. I'll.' manner of going of this animal is not lees extraordinary than ¡its appearance. Instead of going directly forward, it seems to kick...behind with one leg, and then making a bound onward on the other, it goes with such prodigious velocity that the swiftest racer would be left for behind.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 824 pages
...ground. The manner of going of this animal is not less extraordinary than its appearance. In. stead of going directly forward, it seems to kick up behind...making a bound onward with the other, it goes with such prodigious velocity, that the swiftest racer would be left far behind. The same degree of voraciousness... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 pages
...him to the ground. The manner of going of this animal is not less extraordinary than its appearance. Instead of going directly forward, it seems to kick...making a bound onward with the other, it goes with such prodigious velocity, that the swiftest racer would be left far behind. The same degree of voraciousness... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1875 - 1412 pages
...The manner of going of this animal is not less extraordinary than its appearance. Instead of goinp directly forward, it seems to kick up behind with...making a bound onward with the other, it goes with such prodigious velocity, that the swiftest racer would be left far behind. The same degree of voraciousness... | |
 | Philip Dixon Hardy - 1836 - 442 pages
...him to the ground. The manner of going of this animal is not less extraordinary than its appearance. Instead of going directly forward, it seems to kick...making a bound onward with the other, it goes with such velocity, that the swiftest racer would be left far behind. 348 S40 tne ostrich, swallowing етегу... | |
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... beats him down, and treads him to the ground. The manner of going of this animal is not less extraordinary than its appearance. Instead of going directly forward, it seems to kick up behind with one leg, and then making a bound onward with the other,... 
