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               J。 ROSS BROWNE'S ETCHINGS OF A WHALING CRUIZE。 1846。



  〃The Whale…ship Globe; on board of which vessel occurred the

horrid transactions we are about to relate; belonged to the island

of Nantucket。〃

               〃NARRATIVE OF THE GLOBE;〃 BY LAY AND HUSSEY SURVIVORS。

               A。D。 1828。



  Being once pursued by a whale which he had wounded; he parried the

assault for some time with a lance; but the furious monster at

length rushed on the boat; himself and comrades only being preserved

by leaping into the water when they saw the onset was inevitable。〃

               MISSIONARY JOURNAL OF TYERMAN AND BENNETT。



  〃Nantucket itself;〃 said Mr。 Webster; 〃is a very striking and

peculiar portion of the National interest。 There is a population of

eight or nine thousand persons living here in the sea; adding

largely every year to the National wealth by the boldest and most

persevering industry。〃

               REPORT OF DANIEL WEBSTER'S SPEECH IN THE U。 S。 SENATE;

               ON THE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A BREAKWATER AT

               NANTUCKET。 1828。



  〃The whale fell directly over him; and probably killed him in a

moment。〃

               〃THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS; OR THE WHALEMAN'S

               ADVENTURES AND THE WHALE'S BIOGRAPHY; GATHERED ON THE

               HOMEWARD CRUISE OF THE COMMODORE PREBLE。〃

               BY REV。 HENRY T。 CHEEVER。



  〃If you make the least damn bit of noise;〃 replied Samuel; 〃I will

send you to hell。〃

               LIFE OF SAMUEL COMSTOCK (THE MUTINEER); BY HIS

               BROTHER; WILLIAM COMSTOCK。 ANOTHER VERSION OF THE

               WHALE…SHIP GLOBE NARRATIVE。



  〃The voyages of the Dutch and English to the Northern Ocean; in

order; if possible; to discover a passage through it to India;

though they failed of their main object; laid…open the haunts of the

whale。〃

               MCCULLOCH'S COMMERCIAL DICTIONARY。



  〃These things are reciprocal; the ball rebounds; only to bound

forward again; for now in laying open the haunts of the whale; the

whalemen seem to have indirectly hit upon new clews to that same

mystic North…West Passage。〃

               FROM 〃SOMETHING〃 UNPUBLISHED。



  〃It is impossible to meet a whale…ship on the ocean without being

struck by her near appearance。 The vessel under short sail; with

look…outs at the mast…heads; eagerly scanning the wide expanse

around them; has a totally different air from those engaged in regular

voyage。〃

               CURRENTS AND WHALING。 U。 S。 EX。 EX。



  〃Pedestrians in the vicinity of London and elsewhere may recollect

having seen large curved bones set upright in the earth; either to

form arches over gateways; or entrances to alcoves; and they may

perhaps have been told that these were the ribs of whales。〃

               TALES OF A WHALE VOYAGER TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN。



  〃It was not till the boats returned from the pursuit of these

whales; that the whites saw their ship in bloody possession of the

savages enrolled among the crew。〃

               NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT OF THE TAKING AND RETAKING OF THE

               WHALE…SHIP HOBOMACK。



  〃It is generally well known that out of the crews of Whaling vessels

(American) few ever return in the ships on board of which they

departed。〃

               CRUISE IN A WHALE BOAT。



  〃Suddenly a mighty mass emerged from the water; and shot up

perpendicularly into the air。 It was the while。〃

               MIRIAM COFFIN OR THE WHALE FISHERMAN。



  〃The Whale is harpooned to be sure; but bethink you; how you would

manage a powerful unbroken colt; with the mere appliance of a rope

tied to the root of his tail。〃

               A CHAPTER ON WHALING IN RIBS AND TRUCKS。



  〃On one occasion I saw two of these monsters (whales) probably

male and female; slowly swimming; one after the other; within less

than a stone's throw of the shore〃 (Terra Del Fuego); 〃over which

the beech tree extended its branches。〃

               DARWIN'S VOYAGE OF A NATURALIST。



  〃'Stern all!' exclaimed the mate; as upon turning his head; he saw

the distended jaws of a large Sperm Whale close to the head of the

boat; threatening it with instant destruction;… 'Stern all; for your

lives!'〃

               WHARTON THE WHALE KILLER。



  〃So be cheery; my lads; let your hearts never fail;

  While the bold harpooneer is striking the whale!〃

               NANTUCKET SONG。



  〃Oh; the rare old Whale; mid storm and gale

    In his ocean home will be

  A giant in might; where might is right;

    And King of the boundless sea。〃

               WHALE SONG。
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