 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1839 - 602 oldal
...from my disgusting assailant. He quickly arrived, and taking me down to the boat, during which time I was employed in keeping the beak away from my hand,...not larger than a large clenched hand. It was that species of sepia which is called by whalers " rock-squid." ' —pp.67, 68. To return to our sea-giant... | |
 | Thomas Beale (surgeon.) - 1839 - 426 oldal
...keeping the beak away from my hand, quickly released me by destroying my tormentor with the boat knife, when I disengaged it by portions at a time. This animal...not larger than a large clenched hand. It was that species of sepia, which is called by whalers "rock-squid." Thus are these remarkable creatures, from... | |
 | 1839 - 532 oldal
...me down to the boat, during which time 1 was employed in keeping the beak away from my hand, ouickly released me by destroying my tormentor with the boat-knife,...have measured across its expanded arms about four fMt, while its body was not larger than a lar^e clenched hand. It was that species of sepia* which... | |
 | 1839 - 722 oldal
...him by destroying the animal with the boat-knife, when it was disengaged by portions at a time. It measured across its expanded arms about four feet,...its body was not larger than a large clenched hand. "These creatures, from the different adaptation of their tentacles, and slight modifications of their... | |
 | 1853 - 892 oldal
...from my disgusting assailant. He quickly arrived, and taking me down to the boat, during which time I was employed in keeping the beak away from my hand,...not larger than a large clenched hand. It was that species of sepia which is called by whalers ' rock-squid.' " — From Scale's History of the Sperm... | |
 | 1847 - 282 oldal
...destroying his tormentor with the boat knife, when he disengaged it by portions at a time. This Cephalopod measured across its expanded arms about four feet, while its body was not bigger than a man's fist. The species is usually called by the whalers, the " Rock Squid."* The common... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 646 oldal
...destroying his tormentor with the boat-knife, when he disengaged it by portions at a time. This Cephalopod measured across its expanded arms about four feet, while its body was not bigger than a man's fist. The species is usually called by the whalers the Rock Squid.* GALILEO GALILEI,... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1861 - 446 oldal
...destroying his tormentor with the boat-knife, when he disengaged it by portions at a time. This Cephalopod measured across its expanded arms about four feet, while its body was not bigger than a man's fist.* The shriek of the jackal bursting on the ear in the silence of night has... | |
 | John George Wood - 1863 - 830 oldal
...keeping the beak away from my hand, quickly released me by destroying my tormentor with the boat knife, when I disengaged it by portions at a time. This animal...not larger than a large clenched hand. It was that species of Sepia which is called by the whalers Rock Squid." This formidable creature was probably... | |
 | Walter Frederick Campbell - 1863 - 376 oldal
...the beak away " from my hand, quickly released me by destroying my tormentor " with the boat knife, when I disengaged it by portions at a time. " This...not larger than a large " clenched hand. It was that species of sepia, which is called " by whalers rock-squid.' " * Not to go back to the fables and exaggerations... | |
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I immediately called aloud to the captain, who was also searching for shells at some distance, to come and release me from my disgusting assailant. He quickly arrived, and taking me down to the boat, during which time I was employed in keeping the beak... 
