 | 1826 - 622 페이지
...in a line : he seems perfectly at rest in this position. Now, had he a tail, he would be at a loss to know what to do with it in this position : were...down it would become the sport of the winds. Thus * By this action the sloth signified, as plainly as a sloth can signify any tlung, the Ptanner of life... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1828 - 238 페이지
...pendent posture ; if he were to draw it up with his legs, it would interfere with them ; and if he let it hang down, it would become the sport of the winds ; accordingly, what he has is a mere apology for a tail, scarcely exceeding an inch and a half in length.... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 1178 페이지
...are in a line: he seems perfectly at rest in this position. Now, had he a tail, he would be at a loss to know what to do with it in this position : were he to draw it up with his legs, it would interfere with them ; and were he to let it hang down, it would become the... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1833 - 236 페이지
...pendent posture ; if he were to draw it up with his legs, it would interfere with them ; and if he let it hang down, it would become the sport of the winds ; accordingly, what he has is a mere apology for a tail, scarcely exceeding an inch and a half in length.... | |
 | 1834 - 700 페이지
...in a line ; he seems perfectly at rest in this position. Now, had he a tail, he would be at a loss to know what to do with it in this position ; were he to draw it up with his legs, it would interfere with them; and were he to let it hang down, it would become the sport... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1835 - 246 페이지
...he seems perfectly at rest. Now, had he a tail, he would be at a loss to know what to do with it : were he to draw it up within his legs, it would interfere...hang down, it would become the sport of the winds. His tail scarcely exceeds an inch and a half in 128 THE SLOTH. length, and its shortness is a benefit... | |
 | 1835 - 430 페이지
...in a line ; he seems perfectly at rest in this position. Now, had he a tail, he would be at a loss to know what to do with it in this position : were he to draw it up with his legs, it would mtefere with them ; and were he to let it hang down, it would become the sport... | |
 | 1835 - 430 페이지
...in a line ; he seems perfectly at rest in this position. Now, had he a tail, he would be at a loss ntries of Africa and Asia : nevertheless, the Buffaloes live and mu with his legs, it would mtefere with them ; and were he to let it hang down, it would become the sport... | |
 | Mary Roberts - 1839 - 312 페이지
...seems perfectly tranquil and at ease. Had he a tail it would be much in the way ; if drawn up between his legs, it would interfere with them, and were he...hang down, it would become the sport of the winds, or of some chattering monkey, who might amuse himself to the unspeakable annoyance of the Sloth. Waterton... | |
 | Wonders - 1847 - 444 페이지
...seems perfectly at rest in this position. Now had he a long tail he would not know what to do with it ; were he to draw it up within his legs it would interfere...benefit to him; it is merely an apology for a tail, scarcely exceeding an inch and a half in length. " There is a singularity in his hair, different from... | |
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... a branch parallel to the earth. He first seizes the branch with one arm, and then with the other ; and after that, brings up both his legs, one by one, to the same branch ; so that all four are in a line : he seems perfectly at rest in this position.... 
