 | 1921 - 864 sider
...comparative impunity, but nobody but a sea-gudgeon can ever be sent to sleep between its pages. 'And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of the whale's mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in great... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1849 - 698 sider
...amongst them. 'Tis said that the whale never moves that she has not always before her a little rish like the sea-gudgeon, tor this reason called the guide-fish,...immediately lost and swallowed up, this little fish retires into it in great security, and there sleeps, during which time the whale never stirs: but so... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne, William Hazlitt - 1859 - 542 sider
...that the whale never moves that she has not always before her a little fish like the sea-gudgeon, for this reason called the guide-fish, whom the whale...immediately lost and swallowed up, this little fish retires into it in great security, and there sleeps, during which time the whale never stirs ; but... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1866 - 548 sider
...that the whale never moves that she has not always before her a little fish like the sea-gudgeon, for this reason called the guide-fish, whom the whale...recompense of which service also, whereas all the other tilings, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's mouth, are immediately... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1870 - 700 sider
...has not always before her a little fish, like the sea-gudgion, for this reason call'd the guide fish; whom the whale follows, suffering himself to be led and turned with as great facility as the stern guides the ship: in recompence of which service also, whereas all other things whether beast... | |
 | Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - 1877 - 662 sider
...that the whale never moves that he has not always before him a little fish, like the seagudgeon, for this reason called the guide-fish, whom the whale...to be led and turned with as great facility as the helm guides the ship : in recompense of which service, whereas all other things, whether beast or vessel,... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1877 - 636 sider
...that the whale never moves that he has not always before him a little fish, like the seagudgeon, for this reason called the guide-fish, whom the whale...to be led and turned with as great facility as the helm guides the ship : in recompense of which service, whereas all other things, whether beast or vessel,... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1887 - 546 sider
...that the whale never moves that she has not always before her a little fish like the sea-gudgeon, for this reason called the guide-fish, whom the whale...immediately lost and swallowed up, this little fish retires into it in great security, and there sleeps, during which time the whale never stirs ; but... | |
 | herman melville - 1922 - 742 sider
...two days.' Other or Octher's verbal narrative taken down from his mouth by King Alfred, AD 890. * And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel,...that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the seagudgeon retires into it in great security,... | |
 | Robert Malcolm Gay - 1923 - 426 sider
...comparative impunity, but nobody but a sea-gudgeon can ever be sent to sleep between its pages. "And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of the whale's mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the seagudgeon retires into it in great security... | |
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And whereas all the other things, whether beast or vessel, that enter into the dreadful gulf of this monster's (whale's) mouth, are immediately lost and swallowed up, the sea-gudgeon retires into it in great security, and there sleeps. 
