 | Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 852 էջ
...Pontoppidnn, bishop of Bergen, who has described it at great length. " Its back or upper part," says he, " which seems to be in appearance about an English mile and a half in circumference, looks at first like a number of small islands, surrounded with something that floats and fluctuates... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 398 էջ
...surface of the water ; he there shews himself sufficiently, although his whole body does not appear; Its back or upper part, which seems to be, in appearance, about an English mile in circumference (some say more, but I choose the least for greater certainty), looks at first like... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 872 էջ
...Bergen, who ' has described it at great length. " Its back I or upper part," says he, " which seems to I be in, appearance about an English mile and a half in circumference, looks at lirst like a number of small islands, surrounded with something that floats and fluctuates... | |
 | 1854 - 400 էջ
...surface of the water ; he there shews himself sufficiently, although his whole body does not appear. Its back or upper part, which seems to be, in appearance, about an English mile in circumference (some say more, but I choose the least for greater certainty), looks at first like... | |
 | William Mattieu Williams - 1859 - 446 էջ
...describes. The following extracts afford strong confirmation of this opinion. Pontoppidan tells us that " the Kraken is the largest creature in the world ;...but I choose the least for the greater certainty), look at first like a number of small islands surrounded with something that floats and fluctuates like... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1861 - 904 էջ
...the case of one of the young of this species, which shall afterwards be spoken of. Its back, or npper part, which seems to be, in appearance, about an .English...circumference — some say more, but I choose the least for greater certainty— looks at first like a number of small islands, surrounded with av»mething that... | |
 | 1874 - 588 էջ
...when above the surface of the water, resembles a floating island, " in appearance an English mile aud a half in circumference (some say more, but I choose the least for greater certainty)." The phenomena attending the rise of this unwieldy monster to the surface are described... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1875 - 532 էջ
...beheld, excepting in the case of one of the young of this sj>ecies, which shall afterwards be s]M>ken of. Its back or upper part, which seems to be in appearance about 1^ English mile in circumference — some say mort!, but 1 choose the le:wt for greater certainty —... | |
 | Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller - 1878 - 120 էջ
...human eye ever beheld (excepting the young of this species, which shall afterwards be spoken of) ; its back or upper part, which seems to be in appearance...and a half in circumference (some say more, but I chuse the least for greater certainty), looks at first like a number of small islands surrounded with... | |
 | 1883 - 718 էջ
...sufficiently, though his whole body does not appear, which, in all likelihood, no human eye ever beheld. Its back or upper part, which seems to be in appearance...and a half in circumference (some say more, but I chuse the least for greater certainty), looks at first like a number of small islands surrounded with... | |
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Its back or upper part, which seems to be in appearance about an English mile and a half in circumference — some say more, but I choose the least for greater certainty — looks at first like a number of small islands surrounded with something that... 
