. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. â fe TH AMERICA. JRNEY. !, two tlftys before the ilod from Liverpool for omiaphoro, on the coast lis time of the year, in bic, to engage the attcn- go clown the channel, ets. The middle-sized nd of the wings, attend of Biscay. When it itormy petrel makes its la mountains high, and to the labouring vess
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. â fe TH AMERICA. JRNEY. !, two tlftys before the ilod from Liverpool for omiaphoro, on the coast lis time of the year, in bic, to engage the attcn- go clown the channel, ets. The middle-sized nd of the wings, attend of Biscay. When it itormy petrel makes its la mountains high, and to the labouring vessel, is seen enjoying itself, a the roaring billows, pears no more. It is »y the name of Mother oen hatched in ^Eolus's ills and tempests; for i ocean, it always con- md storms, and adverse ies are vexatious, still, 9 you ore amply repaid iveniences. The trade es on each side of the in may be called the ipire; and the torrid aark, " non est habita- and pleasant by these. BEf'OND JOUIINKV. 78 gently-blowing broezefl. The ship glides smoothly on, and you soon find youraolf within the northern tropic. When you uro on it, (Jancer is just over your head, and betwixt him and Capricorn is the high road to the zodiac, forty-Boven degrees wide, famous for Phaeton's misad- venture. His father bogged and entreated him not tn take it into his head to drive parallel to the five zones, but to mind and keep on the turnpike which runs obliquely across the oqnator. "Tliere you will dis- tinctly see," said he, " the ruts of my chariot wheels, ⢠manifosta rotre vestigia cemes.' " " But," added he, " even suppose you keep on it, and avoid tlio by-roads, nevertheless, my dear boy, believe me, you will be most sadly put to your shifts; ' ardua prima via est,' the first part of the road is confoundedly steep! ' ultima via proua est,' and after that it is all down hill! More- over, 'per insidias iter est, formasque ferarum,' the road is full of nooses and
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