 | Walter Scott - 1806 - Страниц: 512
...fish, which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the sailors pretended to guess what chance they had of saving their lives...events, but, as might have been expected from the • I believe something to the same purpose way be found in the school editions of Gnlhrio's Geographical... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - Страниц: 804
...which she has just caught. According to the apparent Voracity of her Appetite, the SAILORS pretended to guess, what Chance they had of saving their Lives...the Tempests, which always followed her Appearance. MERMAIDS, were sometimes imagined to be possessed, of supernatural Powers. RESENIUS in his Life of... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - Страниц: 568
...which she has just caught. According to the apparent Voracity of her Appetite, the SAILORS pretended to guess, what Chance they had of saving their Lives...the Tempests, which always followed her Appearance. MERMAIDS, were sometimes imagined to be possessed, of supernatural Powers. RESENIUS in his Life of... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - Страниц: 820
...their Lives in the Tempests, which always followed her Appearance. MERMAIDS, Avere sometimes imagined to be possessed, of supernatural Powers. RESENIUS in his Life of FREDERICK II. gives a Description of a SYREN, who not only prophesied future Events, but, as might have been expected,... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - Страниц: 504
...fish's train. She appears, generally, in the act of devouring fish, which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the sailors...always followed her appearance. — Speculum Regale, I?fi8, p. 166. Mermaids were sometimes supposed to be possessed of supernatural powers. Resenius, in... | |
 | Scott - 1821 - Страниц: 516
...fish's train. She appears, generally, in the act of devouring fish, which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the sailors...always followed her appearance — Speculum Regale, 176S, p. 1 66. Mermaids were sometimes supposed to be possessed of supernatural powers. Resenius, in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - Страниц: 508
...fish's train. She appears, generally, in the act of devouring fish, which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the sailors...their lives in the tempests, which always followed her appearance.—Speculum Regale, 1768, p. 166. Mermaids were sometimes supposed to be possessed of supernatural... | |
 | Adam Waldie - 1833 - Страниц: 640
...liefcalr, 17<kS p. ICG. Mermaids were sometimes supposed to be possessed of supernatural powers. Rcscnius, in his life of Frederick II. gives us an account of a syrrn, who not only prophesied future events, hut, as might have been expected from the element in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - Страниц: 564
...a fish's train. She appears generally in the act of devouring fish, which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the sailors pretend to guess what chance they have of saving their lives in the tempests, which always followed her appearance. — Speculum Regale,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - Страниц: 562
...a fish's train. She appears generally in the act of devouring fish, which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the sailors pretend to guess what chance they have of saving their lives in the tempests, which always followed her appearance. — Speculum Regale,... | |
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... dolphin's tail. The female monster is called mar-gyga (sea-giantess), and is averred certainly to drag a fish's train. She appears generally in the act of devouring fish which she has caught. According to the apparent voracity of her appetite, the... 
