 | John Knox - 1787 - Страниц: 566
...furface equal to the dimenfions of Great Britain and Ireland, but fubdivided into columns of five or fix miles in length, and three or four in breadth, each line or column being led, according to the idea of fifhermen, by herrings of more than ordinary fize. The herrings fwim near the furface, finking... | |
 | John Knox - 1789 - Страниц: 736
...equal to the dimenfions of Great Britain and Ire-, land, but fubdivided into columns of five or fix miles in length, and three or four in breadth, each line or column being led, according to the idea of fifh-. ermen, by herrings of more than ordinary fize. The herrings fwim near the furface, finking... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - Страниц: 308
...approaches from the north, it alters the very appearance of the ocean : St is divided into columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth, which drive the water hefore them with a sort of ripling current. Sometimes they sink for a short space,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - Страниц: 624
...sides. In their outset, this immense swarm of living creatures is divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth, and in their progress they make even the water Cripple up before them. They are found about Shetland... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1804 - Страниц: 694
...the dimensions of Great Britain and Ireland. They are however subdivided into numberless columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth, followed by numerous sea fowl, and perceivable by the rippling of the water, and a brilliant reflection... | |
 | Edmund Bartell - 1806 - Страниц: 176
...surface, equal at least to the dimensions of Great-Britain and Ireland, but subdivided into columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth; each division, or column, being led, according to the idea of the most experienced fishermen, by herrings... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1808 - Страниц: 592
...equal at least to the dimensions of both Great Britain and Ireland, and subdivided into columns of five or six miles in length^ and three or four in breadth ; each division or column being led, according to the idea of the most experienced fishermen, by herrings... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1808 - Страниц: 598
...equal at least to the dimensions of both Great Britain and Ireland, and subdivided into columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth 5 each division or column being led, according to the idea of the most experienced fishermen, by herrings... | |
 | 1810 - Страниц: 312
...visible alteration in the appearance of the ocean. It is generally divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth ; and the water curls up before ¿hem as if forced out of its bed. Sometimes the whole column, sinks... | |
 | Thomas Garnett - 1811 - Страниц: 402
...equal at least to the dimensions of both Great Britain and Ireland, but subdivided into columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth; each division, or column, being led, according to the idea of the most experienced fishermen, by herrings... | |
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... ocean. It is divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length and three or four in breadth... 
