| Charles Thompson (fict. name.) - 1744 - 470 דפים
...Man fwimming in the Water, but if a Man or Beaft ftand by the River, they jump out fuddenly and feize him with their fore Claws, or beat him down with their...above twenty or thirty Yards from the River, but lie bafking in the Winter upon the low Banks of fandy fandy Wands, and keep chiefly in the Water by Day... | |
| 796 דפים
...D'ctml/cr, 1761, fometimes. If a man or bead ftands near the river, they jump out fuddenly, and feize him with their fore claws, or beat him down with their tails, in which their ftrength chiefly confirts. They feldom go above twenty or thirty yards from the river, but lie bafking... | |
| Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 דפים
...him down with .•ir tails, in which their ftrength chiefly confifts. They feldom go above twenty jr thirty yards from the river, but lie balking in the...and keep chiefly in the water by day, in the heat of fummer. XVhen they are difturbed, they make no great hafte from their enemy, but walk gently into the... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1803 - 330 דפים
...swimming in the watei*,but it a man or beast stand near the river the)1 jump out suddenly, and seize him with their fore claws, or beat him down with their tails, wherein tlieir strength chiefly consists. They seldom fro aliove twenty or thirty yards from the river,... | |
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