 Barnstable, who had been preparing an oar to steer with, in place of the rudder, which was unshipped in order that, if necessary, the boat might be whirled round when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who...  The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea - Σελίδα 203των James Fenimore Cooper - 1823Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1824 - 436 σελίδες
...utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himselt with throwing the walcr, in two circular spouts, high into the air, occasionally flourishing the broad flukes ot bis tail with a graceful but terrific force, until the hardy seamen were within a few hundred feet... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1824 - 478 σελίδες
...the boat might be whirled round, when not advancing. ' Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...with throwing the water, in two circular spouts, high in the air, occasionally flourishing the broad flukes of his tail with a graceful but terrific force,... | |
 | 1832 - 478 σελίδες
...necessary, the boat might be whirled round when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...occasionally flourishing the broad flukes of his tail with graceful but terrific force, until the hardy seamen were within a few hundred feet of him, when he... | |
 | 1833 - 224 σελίδες
...necessary, the boat might be whirled round when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...occasionally flourishing the broad flukes of his tail with graceful but terrific force, until the hardy seamen were within a few hundred feet of him, when he... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 470 σελίδες
...necessary, the boat might be whirled round when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...two circular spouts high into the air, occasionally nourishing the broad nukes of his tail with graceful but terrific force, until the hardy seamen were... | |
 | 1836 - 332 σελίδες
...necessary, the boat might be whirled round, when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...two circular spouts, high into the air, occasionally nourishing the broad flukes of his tail, with a graceful, but terrific force, until the hardy seamen... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1841 - 528 σελίδες
...within a quarter of a mile of the vessel, we perceived the leviathan of the deep amusing himself by throwing the water, in two circular spouts, high into...occasionally flourishing the broad flukes of his tail with a terrific force, and rearing his huge carcass for many feet above the surface, in idle gambols. The... | |
 | 1853 - 334 σελίδες
...necessary, the boat might be whirled round, when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...terrific force, until the hardy seamen were within .1 few hundred feet of him, when he suddenly cast his head downwards, and, without any apparent effort,... | |
 | 1855 - 506 σελίδες
...sary, the boat might be whirled round when not advancing. Their approach was utterly unnoticed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...occasionally flourishing the broad flukes of his tail with graceful but terrific force, until the hardy seamen were within a few hundred feet of him, when he... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 808 σελίδες
...necessary, the boat might be whirled round when not advancing. Their approach was utterly \innotieed by the monster of the deep, who continued to amuse himself...two circular spouts high into the air, occasionally flonrishii g the broad flukes of his tail with a graceful but terrific force, until the hardy seamen... | |
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