 | Pierce Egan - Amusements - 1832 - 426 pages
...force, that it makes the rope crack again, as soon as the whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth ; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1832 - 614 pages
...force, that it makes the rope crack again as soon as the whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth ; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1832 - 618 pages
...that it makes the rope crack again as soon as the whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, lie goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to suck...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth ; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1832 - 672 pages
...that it makes the rope crack again as soon as the whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, he i more leisurely to work, and seems rather to suck in...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1832 - 432 pages
...whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to Buck in the bait than to bite at it. Much dexterity is...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth ; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1832 - 666 pages
...general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to suck in the bait than to bite at iL Much dexterity is required in the hand which holds...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...force that it makes the rope crack again as soon as the whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth ; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | Natural history - 1834 - 306 pages
...and force, that it makes the rope crack again as soon as the coil is drawn out. In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to...far enough down the shark's maw. Our greedy friend, iadeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth... | |
 | Old Traveller - Adventure - 1854 - 312 pages
...force, that it makes the ropo crack again as soon as the whole coil is drawn out. In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to...indeed, is never disposed to relinquish what may once have passed his formidable batteries of teeth ; but the hook, by a premature tug of the line, may fix... | |
 | Louis Figuier - Marine animals - 1868 - 682 pages
...with such prodigious velocity that it makes the rope crack again as soon as the coil is drawn out. Much dexterity is required in the hand which holds the line at this moment. A bungler is apt to be too precipitate, and jerk away the hook before it has got far enough into the... | |
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In general, however, he goes more leisurely to work, and seems rather to suck in the bait than to bite at it. Much dexterity is required in the hand which holds the line at this moment ; for a bungler is apt to be too precipitate, and to jerk away the... 
