History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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... 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 five tons ...
... 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 five tons ...
Page 28
... three thousand pounds each ; which by means of the capstan , are also hoisted up . These are here cut into small pieces , which are thrown into the hold , and left for three or four days to drain . When all the blubber is cut from the ...
... three thousand pounds each ; which by means of the capstan , are also hoisted up . These are here cut into small pieces , which are thrown into the hold , and left for three or four days to drain . When all the blubber is cut from the ...
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... three inches of a plank , and beyond that , four inches and a half into the timber . The force requisite to effect this , ( since the ves- sel sailed in a direction from the fish , ) must have been excessively great , especially as no ...
... three inches of a plank , and beyond that , four inches and a half into the timber . The force requisite to effect this , ( since the ves- sel sailed in a direction from the fish , ) must have been excessively great , especially as no ...
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... three or four , so the animal's cares are not much divided , and the education of her little ones is soon completed . In fact , the young are par- ticularly docile ; they understand the mother's voice among the numerous bleatings of the ...
... three or four , so the animal's cares are not much divided , and the education of her little ones is soon completed . In fact , the young are par- ticularly docile ; they understand the mother's voice among the numerous bleatings of the ...
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... three or four quarts of oil ; some imaginary virtues in medi- cine have been ascribed to the brain ; and its skin is , by great labour polished into that sub- stance called shagreen . Mr. Pennant is of opi- nion , that the female is ...
... three or four quarts of oil ; some imaginary virtues in medi- cine have been ascribed to the brain ; and its skin is , by great labour polished into that sub- stance called shagreen . Mr. Pennant is of opi- nion , that the female is ...
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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