 Often one half of the vessel may be perceived floating in Gulf Stream water, while the other half is in common water of the sea ; so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between those waters, and such, too, the reluctance, so to speak, on...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 641870Full view - About this book
 | American literature - 1857 - 602 pages
...half is in the common water of the sea ; so sharp is the line and the want of affinity between these waters ; and such, too, the reluctance, so to speak,...part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." This eloquent passage delineates, in terms happily chosen, some of the most... | |
 | American literature - 1860 - 620 pages
...water of the sea : so sharp is the line, and such the want of aflimty between those waters, and such the reluctance, so to speak, on the part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." It would appear, too, that this current acttually runs up hill, for the thermometer... | |
 | University magazine - 1855 - 784 pages
...sea ; so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between those waters, and the reluctance, on the part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." — p. 25. This great river spreads in the midAtlantic — one portion sweeping... | |
 | Ireland - 1855 - 804 pages
...sea ; so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between, those waters, and the reluctance, on the part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." — p. 25. This great river spreads in the mid. Atlantic — one portion... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - History - 1855 - 312 pages
...sea ; so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between those waters, and the reluctance, on the part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea. philosophers. Modern investigations and examinations are beginning to throw... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Marine meteorology - 1856 - 636 pages
...the other half is in common water of the sea ; so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between those waters, and such, too, the reluctance,...part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea. 3. At the salt-works in France, and along the shores of the Adriatic, where... | |
 | Baptists - 1856 - 496 pages
...sea ; so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between these waters, and the reluctance on the part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea. What is the cause of the Gulf Stream has always puzzled philosophers. Modern... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1857 - 624 pages
...half is in the common water of the sea ; so sharp is the line and the want of affinity between these waters ; and such, too, the reluctance, so to speak,...part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." This eloquent passage delineates, in terms happily chosen, some of the most... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1858 - 924 pages
...half is in the ordinary water of the ocean ; " so sharp is the line, and such the want of affinity between those waters, and such, too, the reluctance,...part of those of the Gulf Stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." Where the Mississippi and the Missouri come together, a like reluctance of... | |
 | Society of Friends - 1858 - 836 pages
...half is in common water of the sea ; so sharp is the lino and such the want of affinity between these waters ; and such, too, the reluctance, so to speak, on the part of those of the Gulf-stream to mingle with the common water of the sea." This eloquent passage delineates, in terms... | |
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