 The whale has no instrument of defence except the tail; with that it endeavours to strike the enemy, and a single blow taking place would effectually destroy its adversary: but the sword-fish is as active as the other is strong, and easily avoids the...  A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature - Page 41by Oliver Goldsmith - 1816Full view - About this book
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 376 pages
...opposite direction. The whale has no instrument of defence, except the tail ; with that it endeavours to strike the enemy ; and a single blow taking place...stroke ; then bounding into the air, it falls upon its enemy, and endeavours not to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut with its toothed edges. The sea... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 370 pages
...defence, except the tail ; with tliat it endeavours to strike the enemy; and a single blow tak'ng. place would effectually destroy its adversary ; but...stroke ; then bounding into the air, it falls upon its enemy, and endeavours not to pierce with its pointed. beak, but to cut with its toothed edges. The... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 510 pages
...no instrument of defence except the tail: with that it endeavours to strike the enemy; and a smgle blow taking place would effectually destroy its adversary:...endeavours not to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut it with its toothed edges. The sea all about is soon dyed with blood, proceeding from the wounds of... | |
 | Esther Copley - 1828 - 464 pages
...easily avoids the stroke, then, bounding into the air, it falls "pon the enemy, and endeavours not only to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut with its toothed edges. The sea all about is soon dyed with blood, proceeding from the wounds of the whale, while the tortuous animal vainly endeavours... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 pages
...encounter. The whale has no instrument of defence except the tail ; with that it endeavours to stake the enemy ; and a single blow taking place would effectually...great subjacent enemy, and endeavours, not to pierce it with its pointed beak, but to cut it with its toothed edges. The sea all about is seen dyed with... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 376 pages
...terrible encounter. The Whale has no instrument of defence except the tail ; . with that it endeavours to strike the enemy ; and a single blow taking place...stroke ; then bounding into the air, it falls upon its enemy, and endeavours not to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut with its toothed edges. The seaal)... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 586 pages
...as the other is strong, and easily avoids the stroke ; then bounding into the air, it falls upon its enemy, and endeavours not to pierce with its pointed...to cut with its toothed edges. The sea all about is soon dyed with blood, proceeding from the wounds of the Whale; while the enormous animal vainly endeavours... | |
 | 1834 - 700 pages
...terrible encounter. The whale has no instrument of defence except the tail ; with that it endeavors to strike the enemy ; and a single blow taking place,...stroke ; then bounding into the air, it falls upon its enemy, and endeavors not to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut with its toothed edges. The sea... | |
 | Samuel Shaw, Josiah Quincy - 1847 - 392 pages
...terrible encounter. The whale has no instrument of defence except the tail ; with that it endeavours to strike the enemy, and a single blow taking place would...to cut with its toothed edges. The sea all about is soon dyed with blood, proceeding from the wounds of the whale ; while the enormous animal vainly endeavours... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 616 pages
...terrible encounter. The whale has no instrument of defence except the tail ; with that it endeavours to strike the enemy ; and a single blow taking place,...endeavours not to pierce with its pointed beak, but to cut it with its toothed edges. The sea all about is seen dyed with blood, proceeding from the wounds of... | |
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