| 1854 - 1112 pages
...disengage it from the roeks to whieh it elung so foreibly by its suekers. This effort it effeetually resisted ; but the moment after, the apparently enraged animal lifted its head with its large projeeting eyes, nnd, loosing its hold of the roeks, suddenly sprang upon Mr. Beale's arm, (whieh he... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 614 pages
...powerful jerk, wishing todisengage itfromthe rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted; but the moment after, the...apparently enraged animal lifted its head w-ith its large eyes projecting from the middle of its body, and letting go its hold of the rocks, suddenly sprang... | |
| 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 pages
...jerk, wishing to disengage it irom the the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted ; but the moment after, the...apparently enraged animal lifted its head with its large eyes projecting from the middle of its body, and letting go its hold of the rocks, suddenly sprang... | |
| 1839 - 722 pages
...powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks, to which it clung forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted ; but the moment after, the...apparently enraged animal lifted its head, with its large eyes projecting from the middle of its body, and letting go its hold of the rocks, suddenly sprang... | |
| Thomas Beale (surgeon.) - 1839 - 426 pages
...would he torn asunder hy our united strength. I soon gave it 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, the apparently enraged animal lifted its head... | |
| 1839 - 532 pages
...would be torn asunder by our united strength. I soon gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengagelt from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by its suckers, which it effectually resisted ; but the moment after, the apparently enraged animal lifted its head... | |
| 1841 - 524 pages
...the united efforts of himself and the creature. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by...rocks, suddenly sprang upon Mr. Beale's arm, which he had previously bared to the shoulder for the purpose of thrusting it into holes in the rocks after... | |
| 1841 - 598 pages
...the united efforts of himself and the creature. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by...rocks, suddenly sprang upon Mr. Beale's arm, which he had previously bared to the shoulder for the purpose of thrusting it into holes in the rocks after... | |
| 1841 - 1042 pages
...the united efforts of himself and the creature. He then gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by...large projecting eyes, and, loosing its hold of the rooks, suddenly sprang upon Mr. Beale's arm, which he had previously bared to the shoulder for the... | |
| 1841 - 524 pages
...gave it a powerful jerk, wishing to disengage it from the rocks to which it clung so forcibly by ils suckers. This effort it effectually resisted ; but...rocks, suddenly sprang upon Mr. Beale's arm, which he had previously bared to the shoulder for the purpose of thrusting it into holes in the rocks after... | |
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