The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... rise to the surface of the water unex- pectedly , without making the slightest ripple , or so quietly that they seem to appear by magic ; and when frightened they sink out of sight in the same im- perceptible fashion , without warning ...
... rise to the surface of the water unex- pectedly , without making the slightest ripple , or so quietly that they seem to appear by magic ; and when frightened they sink out of sight in the same im- perceptible fashion , without warning ...
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... rising three feet above the level of the afterpart , with thin , narrow ways in wake of the foremast , give them no hold in the water , and when on a wind they are useless ; nor can they beat off a lee shore , even in a light breeze ...
... rising three feet above the level of the afterpart , with thin , narrow ways in wake of the foremast , give them no hold in the water , and when on a wind they are useless ; nor can they beat off a lee shore , even in a light breeze ...
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... rising to the surface , his splendid horn and curiously dappled hide being distinctly visible . He presents a capital opportunity for a successful shot ; but , as often happens in such circumstances , we are not ready either with gun or ...
... rising to the surface , his splendid horn and curiously dappled hide being distinctly visible . He presents a capital opportunity for a successful shot ; but , as often happens in such circumstances , we are not ready either with gun or ...
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... regularly do they seem to rise and sink into the water in their undulating movements as they swim . The use of the tusk has long been a matter in dis- ARCTIC BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA . 141 pute ; it 140 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... regularly do they seem to rise and sink into the water in their undulating movements as they swim . The use of the tusk has long been a matter in dis- ARCTIC BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA . 141 pute ; it 140 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... ; the beasts with dappled sides are curvetting about close to the surface , the pointed tilting spear thrust from beneath the waves as they rise PURSUIT OF NARWHAL . 145 with graceful motion and charge 144 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... ; the beasts with dappled sides are curvetting about close to the surface , the pointed tilting spear thrust from beneath the waves as they rise PURSUIT OF NARWHAL . 145 with graceful motion and charge 144 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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