 A tenth branch of the king's ordinary revenue, said to be grounded on the consideration of his guarding and protecting the seas from pirates and robbers, is the right to royal fish, which are whale and sturgeon. And these, when either thrown ashore or...  moby-dick or the whale - Page 10by herman melville - 1922Full view - About this book
 | William Falconer - Scottish poetry - 1802 - 192 pages
...baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, 75 And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong. RODMOND, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends. Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through. 80 Th' upturning... | |
 | William Falconer - Shipwrecks - 1806 - 240 pages
...snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, 75 And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong. B.ODMOND, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends. Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through. 80 Th' upturning... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...consideration of his guarding and protecting the seas from pirates and robbers, is the right to royal Jsh, which are whale and sturgeon : and these, when either...caught near the coast, are the property of the king, on account1 of their superior excellence. Indeed our ancestors seem to have entertained a very high... | |
 | William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides unhappy near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends ; Unerring aimed, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through ; The upturning... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends : Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fatal victim through : Th' upturning... | |
 | Poetical narratives - English poetry - 1810 - 330 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends : Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fatal victim through : Tii' upturning... | |
 | William Falconer - Shipwrecks - 1811 - 118 pages
...snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong. Kodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends. Unerring aira'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim thro'. Th' upturning... | |
 | William Falconer - 1811 - 252 pages
...snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong. RODHOND, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends. Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through. Th' upturning... | |
 | William Falconer - 1822 - 192 pages
...spread the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides unhappy near the triple prong: Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends; Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through; The' upturning... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 332 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides unhappy near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends ; .Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through ; The' upturning... | |
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