 | Edmund Burke - History - 1884 - 694 pages
...possible in the attitude assumed by the animal during life. In this position it measures about thirty feet from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, and stands more than fourteen feet from the ground. These figures serve to give some idea of the size of... | |
 | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles - Agriculture - 1817 - 646 pages
...cocoa-nut water, the dirt which was got off it became a white cat, with a corresponding black streak from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail. This wonderful dog and cat were then directed to go and attack these destructive animals. Commencing... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 588 pages
...between them, which latter was not above six weeks old. The stoat — a little devil with all its hair, from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, standing at end — was at about two yards distance from them, working round and round to have an opportunity... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 pages
...hair on its back, it is easily destroyed by a blow with a slender sock. It is about three feet long from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, which * about six inches in length, with a black tip. Its large paws, slender loins, and long, but... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 608 pages
...luiir on its back, it is easily destroyed by a blow with n slender stick. It is about three feet long from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, which is about six inches in length, with a black tip. Its large paws, slender loins, and long, but... | |
 | Fashion - 740 pages
...esteemed by dealers in peltry. The Canada lynx has a large body and strong legs. It measures about three feet from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, which is about six inches long. The head is thick and round, and the ears are sharp, and tipped with... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1840 - 378 pages
...between them, which latter was not above six weeks old. The stoat — a little devil with all its hair, from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, standing at end — was at about two yards distance from them, working round and round to have an opportunity... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1840 - 1032 pages
...between them, which latter was not above six weeks old; The stoat — a little devil with all its hair, from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail, standing at end — was at about two yards distance from them, working round and round to have an opportunity... | |
 | English essays - 1841 - 962 pages
...between them, which latter was not above six weeks old. The stoat, a little devil with all its hair, from the tip of its nose, to the end of its tail, standing at end, was at about two yards distance from them, working round and round to have an opportunity... | |
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The stoat — a little devil with all its hair, from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail... 
