 | William Yarrell - 1841 - 524 Seiten
...spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way; and...tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue. They also use their spines with such fatal effect, that, incredible as it may appear, I have seen one... | |
 | 1842 - 1046 Seiten
...spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way ; and...tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue. They also use their spines with such fatal effect, that, incredible as it may appear, I have seen one... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1842 - 536 Seiten
...these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minuit, before either would give way ; and when one does submit,...imagination can hardly conceive the vindictive fury of ih* conqueror, who, in the most persevering and unrelenting way, chases his rival from one part of... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 396 Seiten
...spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way ; and...tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue. They also use their spines with such fatal effect, that, incredible as it may appear, I have seen one... | |
 | British fish - 1849 - 200 Seiten
...spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes, before either would give way ; and...tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue. They also use their spines with such fatal effect, that, incredible as it may c appear, I have seen... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1851 - 352 Seiten
...only, imagination, borrowing from the prevailing color, would be apt to people the ancient oceans, in which its forms existed, with swarthy races exclusively....imagination can hardly conceive the vindictive fury of tho conqueror, who, in the most persevering and unrelenting way, chases his rival from one part of... | |
 | David Badham - 1854 - 578 Seiten
...spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way ; and...conqueror, who, in the most persevering and unrelenting manner, chases his rival from one part of the tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue.t... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1857 - 340 Seiten
...tint, though darkened into brown. But there is considerably less of color in the fossils of the Old Eed Sandstone. I have caught, and barely caught, in some...imagination can hardly conceive the vindictive fury of tho conqueror, who, in the most persevering and unrelenting way, chases his rival from one part of... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1859 - 456 Seiten
...view of the Altyre fossils would correct the impression. They are enclosed, like those of Cromarty, ;n nodules of an argillaceous limestone. The color, however,...imagination can hardly conceive the vindictive fury of tLa conqueror, who, in the most persevering and unrelenting way, chases his rival from one part of... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 Seiten
...spines, which, on these occasions, are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way ; and...tub to another, until fairly exhausted with fatigue. ' They also use their spines with such fatal effect, that, incredible as it may appear, I have seen... | |
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... spines, which on these occasions are projected. I have witnessed a battle of this sort which lasted several minutes before either would give way ; and when one does submit, imagination can hardly conceive the vindictive fury of the conqueror... 
