Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" America, every negro, to defend himself against these animals, carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to strike into its belly; on which it generally swims off. The officers who are in the... "
History of Wonderful Fishes - Page 54
1820 - 181 pages
Full view - About this book

Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 3

William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...negro, to defend himself against these animals, carries with him into the water, a sharp knife, which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to...a watchful eye on these voracious creatures, and, on discovering them, shake the ropes fastened to the negroes to put them on their guard. Many, when...
Full view - About this book

Amphibious animals

William Bingley - 1805 - 622 pages
...negro, to defend himself against these animals, carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to...approach, shake the ropes fastened to the negroes to put them on their guard. Many, when the divers have been in danger, have thrown themselves into...
Full view - About this book

A Natural History of All the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes ...

J. Macloc - 1820 - 348 pages
...negro, (o defend himself against these animals, carries with him into the water, a sharp knife; which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to...approach, shake the ropes fastened to the negroes, to put them on their guard. Many of them, when the divers have been in danger, have thrown themselves...
Full view - About this book

Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 11

1823 - 862 pages
...himself against these animals, carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, it the fish oilers to assault him, he endeavours to strike into its belly, on which it generally swims of). The officers who are in the vessels keep a watchful eye un these voracious creatures, and on discovering...
Full view - About this book

A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes ..., Volume 2

Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 278 pages
...negro, to defend himself against these animals, carries with him into the water a sharp knife ; which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to...strike into its belly ; on which it generally swims oft'. The officers who are in the vessels keep a watchful eye on these voracious creatures; and, when...
Full view - About this book

Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Volume 3

William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pages
...himself against these animals, carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, if the fish offer to assault him, he endeavours to strike into its belly;...Many, when the divers have been in danger, have thrown themselves into the water, with knives in their hands, and have hastened to their defence: but too...
Full view - About this book

The Ladies' Museum, Volumes 1-2

1830 - 812 pages
...himself against these animals, carries with him into the water i. sharp knife; which, if the fish ofl'er to assault him, he endeavours to strike into its belly;...creatures; and, when they observe them approach, shake the ropea fastened to the negroes to put them on their guard. Many, when the divers have been in danger,...
Full view - About this book

Zoological sketches, descriptions of one hundred and twenty animals [signed ...

T B. M - 1844 - 274 pages
...defend himself from these monsters of the deep, carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to strike into his belly, on which it generally makes off. The late Sir Brook Watson was swimming at a little distance...
Full view - About this book

Chambers's pocket miscellany, Volumes 7-9

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 634 pages
...negro, to defend himself against these animals, carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavours to...approach, shake the ropes fastened to the negroes, to put them on their guard. Many, when the divers have been in danger, have thrown themselves into...
Full view - About this book

Chambers' Home Book, Or Pocket Miscellany: Containing a Choice Selection of ...

William Chambers - 1853 - 370 pages
...carries with him into the water a sharp knife, which, if the fish offers to assault him, he endeavors to strike into its belly; on which it generally swims...approach, shake the ropes fastened to the negroes, to put them on their guard. Many, when the divers have been in danger, have thrown themselves into...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF