An History of the Earth And Animated Nature volume 2
An History of the Earth And Animated Nature volume 2
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
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As foon, fays this author, as we were arrived at the place, a tiger was brought forth from its den, of a (ize much larger than we had ever feen before. It was not at firft let loofe, but held with chords, fo that one of the elephants approaching, gave it three or four terrible blows, with its trunk, on the back, with fuch force, that the tiger was, for fome time, ftunned, and laid without motion, as if it had been dead. However, as foon as. It was let loofe, and at full liberty, although the fi...rfl blows had greatly abated its fury, it made at the elephant with a loud (hriek, and aimed at feizing his trunk. But the elephant, wrinkling it up with great dexterity, received the tiger on his great teeth, and tofled it up into the air. This fo difcouraged the furious animal, that it no more ventured to approach the elephant, but made feveral circuits round the palifade, often attempting to fly at the fpeclators. Shortly after, three ele- phants were fent againfl it, and they continued to ftrike itr fo terribly with their trunks, that it once more lay for dead; and they would certainly have killed it, had not there been a.
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