 | 1857 - 922 pàgines
...him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments...with something exceedingly like a wink of derision." Quitting the starfishes, let me call attention to those pretty cowries and the naked molluscs : —... | |
 | 1844 - 288 pàgines
...him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments...largest, and brought up the extremity of an arm with the terminating eye, the spinous eyelid of which opened and closed with something exceedingly like... | |
 | 1847 - 282 pàgines
...the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve himself, at every mesh of the dredge, his fragments were seen...with something exceedingly like a wink of derision." — Forbes1 History of British Star-fishes. " The screaming sea-fowl, widening ring o'er ring Till... | |
 | William Henry Harvey - 1849 - 270 pàgines
...him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not; but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments...with something exceedingly like a wink of derision."* The dismembered fragments of the Luidia continue active long after their dispersion. The feet move... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - 1850 - 264 pàgines
...or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not ; but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments...with something exceedingly like a wink of derision." With this exquisite specimen of natural history wonders, for which naturalists can only vouch that... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1850 - 372 pàgines
...or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not ; but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments...the largest, and brought up the extremity of an arm, the spinous eyelid of which opened and closed with something exceedingly like a wink of derision."... | |
 | 1850 - 396 pàgines
...know not ; but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the drege his fragments were seen escaping. In despair I grasped at the largest, and brough up the extremity of an arm with its terminating eye. the spineous eyelid of which opened and... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1851 - 446 pàgines
...the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve himself; at every mesh of the dredge, his fragments were seen...with something exceedingly like a wink of derision."* Our readers may be surprised at the mention of an eye in a Star-fish ; there is, however, at the extremity... | |
 | 398 pàgines
...him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments...despair I grasped at the largest, and brought up the exttemity of an arm, with its terminating eye, tie spinous eyelid of which opened and closed with something... | |
 | Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society - 1853 - 254 pàgines
...much for him, or the bucket too terrific, is not known, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments were seen escaping. In despair, he grasped at the largest, and brought up the extremity of an arm, with its terminating eye, the spinous... | |
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I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him or the sight of the bucket too terrific I know not, but in a moment he proceeded... 
