 | 1819 - 596 pagine
...cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves...a long time they seem to prove victorious. Several borses sink beneath the violence of the invisible strokes, which they receive from all sides in organs... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 590 pagine
...and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric * Properly to let to ileep, or intusicate the fish by means of horsei. 348 batteries. During a long... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 pagine
...and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pooL The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric * Properly to tet to ticrp, or , . cote the fisb by means of horses. batteries. During a long time... | |
 | 1822 - 194 pagine
...and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The Eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves...the repeated discharge of their Electric Batteries, and during a long time, seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the violence of the shocks,... | |
 | 1820 - 486 pagine
...of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. .Tile eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the...seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath tho violence of the invisible strokes, which they receive from all sides in organs the most essential... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 442 pagine
...and the length of their reeds, thry prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves...repeated discharge of their electric batteries. During a lone; time they seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the violence of the invisible... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pagine
...cries and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repented discharge of their electric batteries!. During a long time they seem to prove victorious.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1834 - 1028 pagine
...will answer length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves...their electric batteries. During a long time they scern to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the violence of the invisible strokes, which... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pagine
...and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their electric power, and during a long time they seem to prove victorious. Several horses sink beneath the violence... | |
 | 1838 - 534 pagine
...cries and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves...receive from all sides in organs the most essential tu life; and stunned by the force and frequency of the shocks, disappear under the water. Others, panting,... | |
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... the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend... 
