| J. Macloc - 1820 - Страниц: 348
...can he, without great difficulty, be made to quit his hold. Two of these dogs, let loose at once, are a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. NATURAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. THE TERRIER. THE terrier is a small kind of hound, with rough hair;... | |
| Mary Trimmer - 1825 - Страниц: 248
...The horrible experiment was tried, and the wager was won. Two of these dogs, let loose at once, are a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE TERRIER. THE Terrier is a small thickset hound, of which there are two varieties ; the one with... | |
| Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - Страниц: 462
...The horrible experiment was tried, and the wager was won. Two of these Dogs, let loose; at once, are a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE TERRIER Is a small thickset hound, of which there are two varieties; the one with short legs, long... | |
| 1834 - Страниц: 700
...The horrible experiment was tried, and the wager was won. Two of these dogs, let loose, at once, are a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE SHEPHERD'S DOG.i THIS dog is distinguished by his upright ears and sharp muzzle. His body is long,... | |
| James White - 1847 - Страниц: 650
...breed, there are not many now to be found. It was supposed that two of these dogs let loose at once were a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE MASTIFF. THIS breed of dogs was early celebrated ; and mention is made of them in the time of the... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1853 - Страниц: 332
...difficulty be made to quit his hold. Two THE SOI. Til AMERICAN DOS. of these dogs, let loose at once, are a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE COACH DOG. THIS beautiful animal is of a white color, thickly marked with round black spots. It... | |
| 1863 - Страниц: 316
...without great difficulty, be made to quit his hold. Two of these dogs, let loose at once, are said to be a match for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. The terrier is a small, thick set hound, of which there are two varieties ; the one with short legs,... | |
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