History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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Page 18
... lines or straps two or three fathoms long , made of seal - skin , having at the end a bag , formed of a whole seal - skin blown up . The huge animal , by means of the inflated bag , is in some degree compelled to keep near the surface ...
... lines or straps two or three fathoms long , made of seal - skin , having at the end a bag , formed of a whole seal - skin blown up . The huge animal , by means of the inflated bag , is in some degree compelled to keep near the surface ...
Page 25
... line , and four seamen as rowers . In each boat , there are also two or three harpoons ; several lances , and thirteen lines , each a hundred and twenty fathoms long , fastened together ; these last are so strong as to lift a weight of ...
... line , and four seamen as rowers . In each boat , there are also two or three harpoons ; several lances , and thirteen lines , each a hundred and twenty fathoms long , fastened together ; these last are so strong as to lift a weight of ...
Page 26
... line were to en- tangle , it would either snap like a thread , or overset the boat . - One man , therefore , is sta- tioned to attend only to the line , that it may go regularly out , and prepared with a hatchet to out it , the instant ...
... line were to en- tangle , it would either snap like a thread , or overset the boat . - One man , therefore , is sta- tioned to attend only to the line , that it may go regularly out , and prepared with a hatchet to out it , the instant ...
Page 38
... side towards the river , form- ing a long line of twigs at moderate distances , which at the upper end is connected with the shore , an opening being left at the lower end that they may enter . As the tide rises , 38.
... side towards the river , form- ing a long line of twigs at moderate distances , which at the upper end is connected with the shore , an opening being left at the lower end that they may enter . As the tide rises , 38.
Page 39
... line , where he continues his chace till he finds by the ebbing of the tide , that it is time to retire into the deeper water . He now makes towards the river ; but the twigs being then in part above water , and all agitated by the ...
... line , where he continues his chace till he finds by the ebbing of the tide , that it is time to retire into the deeper water . He now makes towards the river ; but the twigs being then in part above water , and all agitated by 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