 | 1820 - 856 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....against it with vigour and success. Exhausted by its amaring exertions to escape, it yielded itself at length to its fate, received the piercing wounds... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. Tn this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....received the piercing wounds of the lances without resistance, and finally died without a struggle. Thus terminated with success, an attack upon a whale,... | |
 | Hunting - 1820 - 424 pages
...judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. — The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....exertions to escape, it yielded itself at length to Us fate, received the piercing wounds of the lances without resistance, and finally died without a... | |
 | William Scoresby - Arctic regions - 1820 - 632 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....with vigour and success. Exhausted by its amazing exertiona to escape, it yielded itself at length to its fate, received the piercing wounds of the lances... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1820 - 888 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....lances were plied against it with vigour and success. Exhaus ted by its amazing exertions to escape, it yielded itself at length to its rate," received the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 866 pages
...extremely fortunate. The fish rose KU oue of the bouts, ami was immediately harpooned. In a few minute* two more harpoons entered its back, and lances were plied against it with vigour and success. Exhaustedby its amazing exertions to escape, if yielded itself at length to its fate, received the... | |
 | 1821 - 522 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....received the piercing wounds of the lances without resistance, -and finally died without a struggle. Thus terminated with success, an attack upon a whale,... | |
 | 1821 - 526 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....exertions to escape, it yielded itself at length to its J * fate, received the piercing wounds of the lances without resistance, . and finally died without... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats, and was immediately harpooned....received the piercing wounds of the lances without resistance, and finally died without a struggle. Thus terminated with success an attack upon a whale,... | |
 | John Davidson Godman - Mammals - 1836 - 410 pages
...my judgment, in the most advantageous situations. In this case we were extremely fortunate. The fish rose near one of the boats and was immediately harpooned....received the piercing wounds of the lances without resistance, and finally died without a struggle. Thus terminated with success an attack upon a whale... | |
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... boat, took the alarm, and again fled. I now supposed it would be seen no more ; nevertheless, we chased nearly a mile in the direction I imagined it had taken, and placed the boats, to the best of my judgment, in the most advantageous situations.... 
