They all present, which must be of assistance to the animal in steadying it in its agile bounds among the crags of its native haunts.
I sat all the time in this same place at this table, chose and placed cards, and watched those broad-boned agile hands in the same way.
The French soon discovered to their dismay that, from behind the rubble walls of every field, the agile Maltese were unassailable.
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It is a clever, agile and powerful dog, extremely pugnacious in disposition.
Terriers are small dogs of agile and light build, short muzzles, and very highly arched skulls.
The aide-de-camp, an adept in his art, grasping his partner firmly round her waist, with confident deliberation started smoothly, gliding first round the edge of the circle, then at the corner of the room he caught Helene's left hand and turned her, the only sound audible, apart from the ever-quickening music, being the rhythmic click of the spurs on his rapid, agile feet, while at every third beat his partner's velvet dress spread out and seemed to flash as she whirled round.
Hippopotamus, otter and the wild boar are numerous; a species of wild ox of small size with black horns and very agile is also found.
A kind of plover, Pluvianus aegyptius, often sits upon basking crocodiles, and, since the latter often rest with gaping mouth, it is possible that these agile birds do pick the reptiles' teeth in search of parasites.
The fighting-bulls are chiefly reared in the marshes and alluvial valleys; they are bred for strength and swiftness rather than size, and a good specimen should be sufficiently agile to leap over the inner barrier of the arena (about 68 in.
They climb with great facility, and are agile and graceful in their movements.