"Terror-struck" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... upon which it delights to feed. The presence of a specimen in a tree is generally soon discovered by the birds of the neighborhood, who collect around it and fly to and fro, uttering the most piercing cries, until some one, more terror-struck than the rest, actually scans its lips, and, almost without resistance, becomes a meal for its enemy. During such a proceeding the snake is generally observed with its head raised about ten or twelve inches above ...
— Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa - Journeys and Researches in South Africa • David Livingstone |
