 | 1784 - 506 σελίδες
...in an inftant. Tlie female »•• ill defend the young one to the very laft, and at the expenoeof her own life, whether in the water or upon the ice. Nor will the young one quit the dam, though fee be dead; fo that, if you kill one, you are fure of the other. The dam, when in the water, holds... | |
 | 874 σελίδες
...them down in an initant. The fetr.aje will defend the young one to the very laft, and at the expence of her own life, whether in the water, or upon the ice. Nor will tlic young one quit the dam, tho' 'Die be dead ; io that, if you kill one, you are fure of the other.... | |
 | 1790 - 640 σελίδες
...the fea in the utmoft confufion. The female will defend the young Jo the very laft, at the expencc of her own life, whether in the water or upon the ice. Nor will the young one quit the dam, though Ihe be dead, fo that if you kill one you are fure of the other. It is worth obferving, that for feveral... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 712 σελίδες
...in an inftant. The female, however, will defend the young one to the very laft, and at the expence of her own life, whether in the water or upon the ice. Nor will the young one quit the dam, though fhc be dead. Why they mould be called fea-horfes, is hard *o fay ; unlefs the word be a corruption... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 524 σελίδες
...down in an instant. The female will defend the young to the very last, and at the expence of her qwn life, whether in the water, or upon the ice. Nor will...one quit the dam, though she be dead ; so that if one is killed, the other is certain prey. The dam, when in the water, holds the ypung one between her... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 σελίδες
...plunge into the sea, one over the other in the utmost confusion. The female will defend her young one to the very last, and at the expense of her own life, whether upon the ice or in the water. Nor will the young one quit the dam, even after she has been killed ;... | |
 | 1815 - 476 σελίδες
...even when attacked. The female will defend her young one to the very last, and at the very expence of her own life, whether in the water or upon the...will the young one quit the dam, though she be dead. Whilst the seamen were employed in attacking these animals, the ships were in a manner surrounded by... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 524 σελίδες
...send them down in an instant. The female will defend the young to the very last, and at the expence of her own life, whether in the water or upon the...one quit the dam, though she be dead ; so that if one is killed, the other is certain prey. The darn, when in the water, holds the young one between... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - 1816 - 432 σελίδες
...into the sea, one over the other, in the utmost confusion. The female will defend her young one to the very last, and at the expense of her own life, whether upon the ice or in the water. Nor will the young one quit the dam. even after she has been killed ;... | |
 | James Burney - 1819 - 344 σελίδες
...' they give the first notice of the ice. When ' attacked, the female will defend the young ' one to the very last, and at the expense of *her own life, whether in the water or upon the * the ice.' Such instances of natural affection CHAP. and courage should make the killing these animals,... | |
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The female will defend the young one td the very last, and at the expense of her own life, whether in the water, or upon the ice. Nor will the young one quit the dam, though she be dead ; so that, if you kill one, you are sure of the other. 
