 When after a fatiguing march, and escaping a thousand dangers, (for they are sometimes three months in getting to the shore,) they have arrived at their destined port, they prepare to cast their spawn.  History of Wonderful Fishes - Page 1111820 - 181 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Smith - 1804 - 302 pages
...are possessed of one most unsocial property, which is, that if any of them by* accident is maimed in such a manner as to be incapable of proceeding, the...a thousand dangers, (for they are sometimes three weeks in getting to the shore) they have arrived at their destined port, they prepare to cast their... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1805 - 464 pages
...sometimes " tear off a piece of the skin, and leave the weapon " where they inflicted the wound. " When after a fatiguing march, and escaping a " thousand...arrived ** at their destined port, they prepare to cast their " spawn. For this purpose the crab has no sooner " reached the shore, than it eagerly goes... | |
 | 1810 - 86 pages
...sometimes, teatW a piece of skin, and leave the weapon where they inHict the wound. When, after a wearisome march, and escaping a thousand dangers, for they are sometimes three months in gel ting to the shore, they have reached their destined port, they prepare to .cast their spawn. For... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...most unsocial property, which is, that if any of them by accident be maimed, in such a manner as to 1* incapable of proceeding, the rest fall upon and devour...months in getting to the shore,) they have arrived at the destined port, they prepare to cast their spawn, which shaking off into the water, they leave accident... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 498 pages
...are possessed of one most unsocial property, which is, that if any of them by accident is maimed in such a manner as to be incapable of proceeding, the...devour it on the spot, and then pursue their journey. WThen after a fatiguing march, and escaping » thousand dangers, (for they are sometimes three months... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 pages
...are possessed of one most unsocial property, which is, that if any of them by accident be maimed, in such a manner as to be incapable of proceeding, the...months in getting to the shore), they have arrived at the destined port, they prepare to cast their spawn, which, shaking off into the water, they leave... | |
 | 1862 - 822 pages
...they sometimes tear off a piece of the skin, and leave the weapon where they inflicted the wound. " When, after a fatiguing march, and escaping a thousand...have arrived at their destined port, they prepare to cast their spawn. For this purpose the crab has no sooner reached the shore than it eagerly goes to... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 644 pages
...weapon where they inflicted the " wound. IV. BOOK « j n g a thousand dangers, for they are some" times three months in getting to the shore, " they have arrived at their destined port, they " prepare to cast their spawn. For this pur" pose the crab has no sooner reached the shore, " than it eagerly goes... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 752 pages
...are possessed of one most unsocial property, which is, that if any of them by accident be maimed, in such a manner as to be incapable of proceeding, the...months in getting to the shore,) they have, arrived at the destined port, they prepare to cast t-heir spawn, which shaking off. into the water, they leave... | |
 | 1822 - 194 pages
...the surface of the ground, they then make an universal halt, and wait till the cool of the evening. When after a fatiguing march, and escaping a thousand...have arrived at their destined port, they prepare to cast their spawn, into the water. , At this lime, whole shoals of hungry fish are at the shore, in... | |
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