 | Caleb Bingham - 1801 - 234 страници
...o. A painter was defirous of drawing the elephant which •was kept in the menagerie at Verfailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding...trunk raifed up in the air with his mouth open. The painte * boy, in order tc keep the animal in this pofture, threw fruit into his mouth. i i. But, as... | |
 | Thomas Smith - 1803 - 322 страници
...kept in the menagerie at Versailles, in -ommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth, but as he frequently deceived him, and made an offer only of throwing... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1820 - 226 страници
...in the menagerie at Versailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth. 15. The elephant, which without doubt perceived the man's embarrassment,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 страници
...kept in the menagerie at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, namely, that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only... | |
 | 1833 - 448 страници
...kept in the menagerie at Verseilles in an uncommon attitude, namely, that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 страници
...kept in the menagerie at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, namely, that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth ; but as tbe lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer only... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1837 - 242 страници
...menageriet at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in tin': air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth. 17. But, as the lad frequently deceived him, and made an offer... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 страници
...in the menagerie at Versailles, in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his mouth, but as he frequently deceived him, and made an offer only of throwing... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 900 страници
...in the menagerie at Versailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into tiis mouth ; but as he had frequently deceived him, and made him an offer... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1859 - 202 страници
...painter was desirous of drawing him in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture, threw fruit into his ' mouth ; but as he had frequently deceived him, and made him an offer... | |
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Again, a painter was desirous of drawing the elephant kept in the menagerie at Versailles in an uncommon attitude, which was that of holding his trunk raised up in the air, with his mouth open. The painter's boy, in order to keep the animal in this posture,... 
