 | 1820 - 866 Seiten
...penetrate : hut a third was more effectual, and held, Stili she did not attempt to escape, but allowec other boats to approach ; so that, in a few minutes,...hour afterwards, she was killed. There is something extremely painful in the destruction of a whale, when thus evincing a degree of affectionate regard... | |
 | 1822 - 766 Seiten
...hurjHinn HUH struck ; this SMSO tailed to penetrate : but a third ,waR more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape; but allowed other boats...hour afterwards, she was killed. There is something extremely painful in the destruction of a whale, when thus evincing a degree of affectionate regard... | |
 | 1822 - 762 Seiten
...hafpoon was struck ; this also faite'd to penetrate : but a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape; but allowed other boats...hour afterwards, she was killed. . There is something extremely painful in the destruction of a whale, when thus evincing a degree of affectionate regard... | |
 | 1822 - 768 Seiten
...harpoon was struck ; this also failed to penetrate : but a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape ; but allowed other boats to approach ; so that, in a few minutée, three more harpoons were fastened ; and, in the course of an hour afterwards, she was killed.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 Seiten
...a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape, but allowed other boars to approach ; so that in a few minutes three more...in the course of an hour afterwards she was killed. The young ones continue' at the breast for a year ; during which time, they are called by the sailors,... | |
 | Henry William Dewhurst - 1834 - 378 Seiten
...to escape, notwithstanding her own sufferings, still clinging to her offspring ; for she allowed the other boats to approach, so that in a few minutes...harpoons were fastened, and in the course of an hour both were killed. There is something extremely painful in the destruction of a whale, when thus evincing... | |
 | John Davidson Godman - 1836 - 410 Seiten
...harpoon was struck ; this also failed to penetrate ; but a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape ; but allowed other...harpoons were fastened, and in the course of an hour afterward she was killed. There is something extremely painful in the destruction of a whale, when... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 430 Seiten
...harpoon was struck ; this also failed to penetrate ; but a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape, but allowed other boats...harpoons were fastened ; and, in the course of an hour afterward, she was killed." whirled, and violently jerked in the air, resounds to the distance of miles."... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1839 - 422 Seiten
...harpoon was struck ; this also failed to penetrate ; but a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape, but allowed other boats...hour afterwards, she was killed." There is something exceedingly interesting in the fact, that, in these monsters of the ocean, the hand of the Creator... | |
 | Natural history - 1840 - 180 Seiten
...harpoon was struck ; this also failed to penetrate ; but a third was more effectual, and held. Still she did not attempt to escape, but allowed other boats...the course of an hour afterwards she was killed." Closely allied to the Whales of the genus Balœna, are several species separated into a genus termed... | |
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... seemed regardless of the danger which surrounded her. At length, one of the boats approached so near, that a harpoon was hove at her. It hit, but did not attach itself. A second harpoon was struck ; this also failed to penetrate : but a third was... 
