 | English literature - 1793 - 702 pages
...head of »full grown one is about three feet, and tbf mouth opens nearly the fame length ; tberreyes are fmall in proportion, and feem funk deep in the...head, by means of the prominency of the brows ; the noftrile art large, inflated, and prominent on the top, fo that the head in the water refcmbles, at... | |
 | 1793 - 542 pages
...their head and jiilt behind their fote legs or arms, where it is faid they are only vulnerable. The head of a full grown one is about, three feet, and...mouth opens nearly the fame length ; their eyes are imall in proportion, and ieem funk deep in the head, by means of the prominency of the brows ; the... | |
 | Caledonian bee - English literature - 1795 - 302 pages
...their head and juft behind their fore-legs or. arms, where, it is faid, they are only vulnerable. The head of a full grown one is about three feet, and the "mouth opens : nearly the fame length ; tht lr eyes are fmall in proportion', and feem funk dsep in the head, by means of the prominency... | |
 | Hunting - 1799 - 422 pages
...full grown one h aboutthree feet, and the month nearly opens the fame length; their eyes are firiall in proportion, and feem funk deep in the head, by means of the prominency of the brows; the noftrils are large, inflated and prominent on the top, fo that the head, in the water, reftmbles, 'at... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 460 pages
...their head, and juft behind their fore-legs or arras, wnereit is faid they are only vulutrable. The head of a full grown one is about three feet, and the mouth opens nearly the fame length ; their : fraall in propotiien, and fcem, funk £unk deep in the bead, by means of the prominency of the brows... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...their head, and just behind their fore legs or arms, where it is said they are only vulnerable. The head of a full grown one is about three feet, and the mouth opens nearly the same length ; the eyes are small in proportion, and seem sunk deep in the head, by means of the prominency... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...their head, and just behind their fore-legs or arms, where, it is said, they are only vulnerable. The head of a full grown one is about three feet, and the mouth opens nearly the same length. Their eyes are small in proportion, and seem sunk in the head, by means of the prominency... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...their head; and just behind their fore-legs or arms, where, it is said, they are only vulnerable. The head of a full grown one is about three feet, and the mouth opens •early the same length. Their eyes are small in ros proportion^ and seem sunk in- the head, by means... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1821 - 494 pages
...their head, and just behind their fore-legs or arms, where, it is said, they are only vulnerable. The head of a full grown one is about three feet, and the mouth opens nearly the same length. Their eyes are small in proportion, and seem sunk in the head by means of the prominency... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1821 - 494 pages
...just behind their fore- legs or arms, where, it is said, they are only vulnerable. The head of a lull grown one is about three feet, and the mouth opens nearly the same length. Their eyes are small in proportion, and seem sunk in the head by means of the prominency... | |
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... in the head, by means of the prominency of the brows; the nostrils are large, inflated and prominent on the top, so that the head in the water resembles, at a distance, a great chunk of wood floating about. 
