 As it does not generally break up before it is raised above 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 Luidia to the purer element. Whether...  Half hours in the deep - Page 258by Half hours - 1875Full view - About this book
 | Scotland - 1857 - 922 pages
...and, "as I expected, a Luidia came up — a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up before it is raised above the surface of the sea,...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 moment he... | |
 | Edward Forbes - Echinodermata - 1841 - 374 pages
...expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge, a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up before it is raised above 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... | |
 | Seashore biology - 1847 - 282 pages
...expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge, a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up, before it is raised above 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... | |
 | William Henry Harvey - Coastal animals - 1849 - 270 pages
...expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge, a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up before it is raised above 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... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - 1850 - 264 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 to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether... | |
 | Education - 1850 - 396 pages
...the influence of terror, rage or despair. "As it docs 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 to introduce Ludia to the purer element. Whether... | |
 | David Masson - 1850 - 444 pages
...expected, a tuidia came up in the dredge—a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up before it is raised above the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the gentlest manner to introduce... | |
 | 398 pages
...expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge — a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up before it is raised above 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... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - Zoology - 1851 - 446 pages
...expected, a Luidia came up in the dredge, a most gorgeous specimen. As it does not generally break up, before it is raised above 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... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1854 - 988 pages
...generally break up before it is raised above 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 gentk manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him, or... | |
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