 | 1858 - 596 pages
...rare Luidia fragilissima into what to it is the deadly pail of fresh water. " A Luidia came up—a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break...to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold water was too much for him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not; but in a... | |
 | Thomas Rymer Jones - 1858 - 588 pages
...amusing account he gives of the ill-success of the experiment. " As I expected, a Luidia came up — a gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break...to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold element was too much for him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in... | |
 | 1858 - 594 pages
...rare Luidia fra<filissiii>a into what to it is the deadly pail of fresh water. " A Luidia came up—a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break...above the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously 1 sank my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce... | |
 | 1858 - 396 pages
...influence of terror, rage, or despair. " As it does not generally break up," says Professor Forbes, " before it is raised above the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket, and proceeded, in the most gentle manner possible, to introduce Snidia (the star-fish)... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1859 - 720 pages
...an amusing description of one which he caught in a dredge. " Cautiously and anxiously," he says, " I sank my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth,...to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment... | |
 | Robert William Fraser - 1860 - 332 pages
...which article star-fishes have a great antipathy. As I expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge — a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally...the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 pages
...star-fishes have a great antipathy. As I expected, a luidia came up in the dredge, a most '-'orgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up before...the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded, in the most gentle manner, to introduce... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1861 - 614 pages
...which article star-fishes have a great antipathy. As I expected, a Lingthoro came up in the dredge — a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally...the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded tn the most gentle manner to introduce... | |
 | 1861 - 838 pages
...which article star-fishes have a great antipathy. As I expected, a Lingthorn came up in the dredge — a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally...the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce... | |
 | Home tutor - 1862 - 532 pages
...which article starfishes have a great antipathy. As I expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge — a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally...to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment... | |
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As it does not generally break up before it is raised above the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sank my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether... 
