 very pleasant, on this occasion, to behold with " what sagacity they portion out the lake or the " canal where they are upon duty. They hunt " about, they plunge, they rise a hundred times to " the surface, until they have at last found their " prey....  China, a popular history - Pagina 79door sir Oscar Oliphant - 1857Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Francis Fitzgerald - 1787 - 768 pagina’s
...they rife an hundred times to the furface, [until they have at laft found their prey. They then feize it with their [beak by the middle, and carry it without fail to their mafter. When the rfiih is too large, they give each other mutual affiftance : one feizes it by the... | |
 | Francis Fitzgerald - 1797 - 556 pagina’s
...they rife a hundred times to the furface, until they have at bft found their prey. They then feiae it with their beak by the middle, and carry it without fail to their mafter. When the fifh is top large, they give each other mutual affiftance: one ieizes it by the head,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 pagina’s
...where they are upon duty. They hunt " about, they plunge, they rise a hundred times to " the surface, until they have at last found their " prey. They then...manner " carry it to the boat together. There the boat" man stretches out one of his long oars, on which " they perch, and being delivered of their burthen,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 470 pagina’s
...They hunt " about, they plunge, they rise a hundred times to " the surface, until they have at tost found their " prey. They then seize it with their...manner " carry it to the boat together. There the boat" man stretches out one of his long oars, on which " they perch, and being delivered of their burthen,... | |
 | J. Macloc - 1820 - 348 pagina’s
...canal where they are upon duty. They hunt about, they plunge, they rise a hundred times to the surface, until they have at last found their prey ; they then seize it with their beaks by the middle, and carry it to their masters: when weary they are suffered to rest for awhile,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 498 pagina’s
...rise a hundred times to , the surface, until they hixve at -last found .their prey. They then seiie ' it with their beak by the middle, and carry it without...it by the head; the other by the tail, and in this' munuer carry it to the boat together.: There -the boatman stretches oat one of his long. oars, on which... | |
 | Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 278 pagina’s
...canal where they are upon duty. They hunt about, they plunge, they rise a hundred times to the surface, until they have at last found their prey. They then...seize it with their beak by the middle, and carry it to their master. — W:hen weary they are suffered to rest for a while, but they are never fed till... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pagina’s
...canal where they are upon duty. They hunt about, they plunge, tbey rise a hundred times to the surface, until they have at last found their prey. They then seize it by the middle, and carry it to their master. When the fish is too large, they assist each other; one... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 376 pagina’s
...they portion out the lake or the canal where they are upon duty. When they have found their prey, they seize it with their beak by the middle, and carry...and in this manner carry it to the boat together. They have always, while they fish, a string fastened round their throats, to prevent them from devouring... | |
 | 1834 - 700 pagina’s
...they portion out the lake or the canal where they are upon duty. When they hare found their prey, they seize it with their beak by the middle, and carry...and in this manner carry it to the boat together. They have always, while they fish, a string fastened round their throats, to prevent them from devouring... | |
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