Wonders of the Sea-shoreSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1847 - 264 pages |
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... stone which has been dislodged from some thick ooze , and is thrown here by the storm . The stem , which is as thick as an ordinary walking - stick , and covered with a kind of brown bark , is at least three feet long , in other ...
... stone which has been dislodged from some thick ooze , and is thrown here by the storm . The stem , which is as thick as an ordinary walking - stick , and covered with a kind of brown bark , is at least three feet long , in other ...
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... stone by means of some secretion which it discharges . The shape of the shell varies considerably , as you will observe , some being very conical , and others much flatter ; the outside is occasionally the abode of the acorn- shell , or ...
... stone by means of some secretion which it discharges . The shape of the shell varies considerably , as you will observe , some being very conical , and others much flatter ; the outside is occasionally the abode of the acorn- shell , or ...
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... stone - colour spotted with brown . The female sits about three weeks , during which the male keeps anxious watch , and on the approach of any- thing which he deems an enemy , makes a clamorous noise . The signal is im- mediately ...
... stone - colour spotted with brown . The female sits about three weeks , during which the male keeps anxious watch , and on the approach of any- thing which he deems an enemy , makes a clamorous noise . The signal is im- mediately ...
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... - rocks , trees , flowers , and shrubs , in miniature , while the colours of the sea - weeds and corallines rival the brightest and most varied tints of an autumnal forest . And arborets of jointed stone are there , And plants 32 ...
... - rocks , trees , flowers , and shrubs , in miniature , while the colours of the sea - weeds and corallines rival the brightest and most varied tints of an autumnal forest . And arborets of jointed stone are there , And plants 32 ...
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And arborets of jointed stone are there , And plants of fibres fine as silkworm's thread ; Yea , beautiful as Mermaid's golden hair , Upon the waves dispread . If I put my arm down and remove some of the Tangle , I have no doubt that I ...
And arborets of jointed stone are there , And plants of fibres fine as silkworm's thread ; Yea , beautiful as Mermaid's golden hair , Upon the waves dispread . If I put my arm down and remove some of the Tangle , I have no doubt that I ...
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abundance Algæ animal appearance bait beak beautiful belongs birds body bottom British called Chiton coast colour COMMA BUTTERFLY common Conferva considerable Corallina officinalis covered Cowry Crabs creatures Crustacea curious deep delicate depth Dunlin eaten eggs exposed feed feet fish fishermen Flustra frequently fresh water frond Fuci Fucus Gannet genus green grow Gull habits hole inches inhabitants insects island kelp kind Laughing Gull Limpet living mark microscope mouth Mussel nature nest objects observed ocean operculum Orkney Otter pearls pectoral fins peculiar Petrel phosphorescence piece placed plant pools Prawn prey Purple Laver quantity rays resemblance rocks salt sand says sea-shore sea-water sea-weed seeds seen seize shell shell-fish shew shore Shrimp singular sometimes species specimens spines spot Star-fish stem stones substance suckers surface swallow swimming taken thrown tide tion tribe watch waves weed Whelk wings young zoophytes
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Page 234 - And mountain crags : so shalt thou see and hear The lovely shapes and sounds intelligible Of that eternal language, which thy God Utters, who from eternity doth teach Himself in all, and all things in himself.
Page 188 - Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue.
Page 149 - In one place the caves are only to be approached by a perpendicular descent of many hundred feet by ladders of bamboo and rattan, over a sea rolling violently against the rocks. When the mouth of the cavern is attained, the perilous office of taking the nests must often be performed by torch-light, by penetrating into...
Page 66 - I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him or the sight of the bucket too terrific I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments were seen escaping. In despair I grasped at the largest, and brought up the extremity of an arm with its terminating eye, the spinous eyelid of which opened and closed...
Page 186 - My heart is awed within me when I think Of the great miracle that still goes on, In silence, round me, — the perpetual work Of thy creation, finished, yet renewed Forever.
Page 127 - See, as they float along, the entangled weeds Slowly approach, upborne on bladdery beads ; Wait till they land, and you shall then behold The fiery sparks those tangled fronds infold, Myriads of living points ; th' unaided eye Can but the fire and not the form descry.
Page 32 - For, as in hollows of the tide-worn reef, Left at low water glistening in the sun, Pellucid pools and rocks in miniature, With their small fry of fishes, crusted shells, Rich mosses, tree-like sea-weed, sparkling pebbles, Enchant the eye, and tempt the eager hand To violate the fairy paradise, — So to my view the deep disclosed its wonders.
Page 45 - ... alarmed at seeing him, and made every effort to escape. Mr Beale endeavoured to stop it by pressing on one of its legs with his foot ; but, although he used considerable force for that purpose, its strength was so great that it several times liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts he could employ on the wet and slippery rocks. He then laid hold of one of the tentacles with his hand, and held it firmly, so that it appeared as if the limb would be torn asunder by the united efforts of...
Page 143 - Fearful they strowl, and look with panting Wish For the cast Crust of some new-cover'd Fish; Or such as empty lie, and deck the Shore, « Whose first and rightful Owners are no more, They make glad Seizure of the vacant Room And count the borrow'd Shell their native Home; Screw their soft Limbs to fit the winding Case, And boldly herd with the Crustaceous Race.
Page 214 - ... sandy bank, uttering a shrill whistling noise as if in play. I was told that most of the fishermen in this neighbourhood kept one or more of these animals, who were almost as tame as dogs, and of great use in fishing, sometimes driving the shoals into the nets, sometimes bringing out the larger fish with their teeth. I was much pleased and interested with the sight. It has always been a fancy of mine that the poor creatures whom we waste and persecute to death for no cause, but the gratification...