History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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Page 12
... appear , And deepest seas can scarce their pressure bear : Their bulk would more than fill the shelvy strait , And fathom'd depths would yield beneath their weight . WHALES are the object of eager pursuit by the inhabitants of various ...
... appear , And deepest seas can scarce their pressure bear : Their bulk would more than fill the shelvy strait , And fathom'd depths would yield beneath their weight . WHALES are the object of eager pursuit by the inhabitants of various ...
Page 16
... appears , the Whale immediately exerts all his powers to escape its attack , which is always unavoidable if they meet . The Sword Fish is sufficiently active to evade the blows that he makes with his tail , one of which , if it took ...
... appears , the Whale immediately exerts all his powers to escape its attack , which is always unavoidable if they meet . The Sword Fish is sufficiently active to evade the blows that he makes with his tail , one of which , if it took ...
Page 20
... appear to the spectator ? with what amazement must it strike him , to behold so great a creature gambolling in the deep , with the ease and agility of the smallest animal , and making its way with incredible swiftness ? Yet tho ' this ...
... appear to the spectator ? with what amazement must it strike him , to behold so great a creature gambolling in the deep , with the ease and agility of the smallest animal , and making its way with incredible swiftness ? Yet tho ' this ...
Page 21
... appears like an immense animated mass , cut short , in front , so that the muzzle terminates in a somewhat squared , and almost perpendicular extremity . The head constitutes nearly one third of the whole body : the mouth is situated at ...
... appears like an immense animated mass , cut short , in front , so that the muzzle terminates in a somewhat squared , and almost perpendicular extremity . The head constitutes nearly one third of the whole body : the mouth is situated at ...
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... appears , they are all ready with their boats to receive it , and fling their harpoons into its body : the animal again dives , and again rises , while they repeat their blows . The ship follows in full sail , never loosing sight of the ...
... appears , they are all ready with their boats to receive it , and fling their harpoons into its body : the animal again dives , and again rises , while they repeat their blows . The ship follows in full sail , never loosing sight of the ...
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animal appear bait Barnacle Goose belly blubber boats body bottom Cachalot caught claws coast colour covered crab creature danger deep devour diving Dolphin Eels eggs eight Electrical Eel encrease enemies fastened feet in length fins fish fisheries fishermen five flesh frequently furnished Goose Barnacle Grampus Greenland grow habitation harpoon head holes Holibut hooks hundred inches inhabitants kind lines lobster Mackerel manner miles motion mouth muscles Nautilus nets nippers numbers ocean oysters pearls pieces pilchard ponds porpoise pounds pounds weight prey pursue quadruped quantity resembles retreats rivers rocks sail Salmon salt sand scarcely season seems seen seize seldom Shark shell Shetland Isles ship shoals shore side skin sometimes soon spawn spermaceti stomach Sturgeon substance Sucking-fish surface swim Sword-fish tail taken teeth three or four throw tide tribe Turbot usually voracity weather Whale White Shark whole young