"Belly-up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... both components of which slept at the same time; he also says this creature took its food and drink simultaneously in its two mouths. Even Saint Augustine says that he knew of a child born in the Orient who, from the belly up, was in ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould
... sha'k a comin' at me," continued Sam, "Ah knowed dat he meant business. Ah took mah knife in mah right han' an' Ah jes' sunk a tweeny bit below de sufface ob de watah. He seen me an' he come right foh me too. Ah waited foh him to turn belly up 'cause Ah knowed dat what he 'bliged to do befoh he able to use dem razah teeth ob his'n. Sho' nuff jes' befoh he reach me, ovah he go and den was mah chance. Ah sho' did let 'im have it an' Ah guess he ain' gwine ...
— The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave • Ross Kay
... attack of the shark, which was one of the largest of its species, and when it charged him, he stepped quickly aside and plunged his knife into its belly up ...
— The Wizard of the Sea - A Trip Under the Ocean • Roy Rockwood
... Her proposal was received with derision, but as poor help is better than none in an emergency, the Rabbit gave her permission, and down she dived. She too remained long, very long, a whole day and night, and they gave her up for lost. But at length she floated to the surface, unconscious, her belly up, as if dead. They hastily hauled her on the raft and examined her paws one by one. In the last one of the four they found a small speck of mud. Victory! That was all that was needed. The muskrat was soon restored, and the Giant Rabbit, exerting his creative power, moulded the little ...
— American Hero-Myths - A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent • Daniel G. Brinton
... on a big American full-rigged ship, and is earning big money. A smart fellow he is. But hang it all, he's a tough case! Always with his revolver in his hand. But that's how it has to be over there—among the niggers. Still, one fine day they'll slit his belly up, by God they will! Now then, what's ...
— Pelle the Conqueror, Complete • Martin Andersen Nexo
... Sharp-sense on perceiving him, 'do thou cause thyself to seem like one dead: puff thy belly up with wind, stiffen thy legs out, and lie very still. I will make a show of pecking thine eyes out with my beak; and whensoever I utter a croak, then spring to thy feet ...
— Hindu Literature • Epiphanius Wilson |
