. Nimrod of the sea, or The American whaleman . Whaling. 172 NUmOD OF THE SEA; OB, or privilege could stimulate the whaling business while Fel- lows of the Roj'al Society and other savants were so fright- fully illustrating its perils ? And see the whale that cruised • off Joppa to pick np such Jonahs as might be cast over- board, and was caught by the Harpers to illustrate their fine edition of the Family Bible. Such a, representation has enough of the horrible in it to frighten every good little. ' IJREAOIIING. boy from becoming a whaleman. I particularly object to the circular saw w
. Nimrod of the sea, or The American whaleman . Whaling. 172 NUmOD OF THE SEA; OB, or privilege could stimulate the whaling business while Fel- lows of the Roj'al Society and other savants were so fright- fully illustrating its perils ? And see the whale that cruised • off Joppa to pick np such Jonahs as might be cast over- board, and was caught by the Harpers to illustrate their fine edition of the Family Bible. Such a, representation has enough of the horrible in it to frighten every good little. ' IJREAOIIING. boy from becoming a whaleman. I particularly object to the circular saw which serrates the awful chasm from which the repentant prophet is so summarily ejected. Jardin's whales, in his" NaturaHst's Library,"are more gay and festive. The good-natured spermaceti are buoyant and smihng on the surface of the sea, but nine tenths of their entire bulk are above the combing waves; in fact, they ride. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, William M. (William Morris), 1815-1891. New York : Harper & Brothers
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