| 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 σελίδες
...considerable force for that purpose, its strength •was so great that it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts I could employ...soon gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it irom the the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted ; but... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 614 σελίδες
...great that it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts 1 could niploy in this way on wet, slippery rocks. I now laid hold...strength. I soon gave it a powerful jerk, wishing todisengage itfromthe rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted;... | |
| Thomas Beale (surgeon.) - 1839 - 426 σελίδες
...considerable force for that purpose, its strength was so great that it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts I could employ...it firmly, so that the limb appeared as if it would he torn asunder hy our united strength. I soon gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from... | |
| 1839 - 532 σελίδες
...considerable forcu for that purpose, Us strength was so great that, it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts I could employ...this way on wet slippery rocks. I now laid hold of one'of the tentacles with my hand, and held it firmly, so that the limb appeared as if it would be... | |
| 1839 - 722 σελίδες
...foot ; but it quickly liberated its member. Mr. Beale then laid hold of one of the tentacles with his hand, and held it firmly, so that the limb appeared as if it would be torn asunder by their united strength. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks, to... | |
| 1841 - 524 σελίδες
...efforts he could employ on the wet and slippery rocks. He then laid hold of one of the tentacles with his hand, and held it firmly, so that the limb appeared as if it would be torn asunder by the united efforts of himself and the creature. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage... | |
| 1841 - 524 σελίδες
...efforts he could employ on the wet and slippery rocks. He then laid hold of one of the tentacles with his hand, and held it firmly, so that the limb appeared as if it would be torn asunder by the united efforts of himself and the creature. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage... | |
| 1853 - 892 σελίδες
...considerable force for that purpose, its strength was so great that it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts I could employ...a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted ; but the moment... | |
| 1845 - 398 σελίδες
...considerable force for that purpose, its strength was so great that it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts I could employ...a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted; but the moment after,... | |
| Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 σελίδες
...considerable force for that purpose, its strength was so great that it several times quickly liberated its member, in spite of all the efforts I could employ in this way, on wet, slippery rocks. 1 now laid hold of one of the tentacles with my hand, and held it firmly, so that the limb appeared... | |
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