sea-eggs

Was a more horrid deed ever perpetrated, than that witnessed on the west coast by Byron, who saw a wretched mother pick up her bleeding dying infant-boy, whom her husband had mercilessly dashed on the stones for dropping a basket of sea-eggs!

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

Was a more horrid deed ever perpetrated, than that witnessed on the west coast by Byron, who saw a wretched mother pick up her bleeding dying infant-boy, whom her husband had mercilessly dashed on the stones for dropping a basket of sea-eggs!

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

Whenever it is low water, winter or summer, night or day, they must rise to pick shellfish from the rocks; and the women either dive to collect sea-eggs, or sit patiently in their canoes, and with a baited hair-line without any hook, jerk out little fish.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

Whenever it is low water, winter or summer, night or day, they must rise to pick shellfish from the rocks; and the women either dive to collect sea-eggs, or sit patiently in their canoes, and with a baited hair-line without any hook, jerk out little fish.

Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle 2003

The big boots lumbering into the shallow water caused sea-eggs of green and lavender to move solemnly on the bottom with raylike prickles erect.

Where the Sun Swings North Barrett Willoughby

"We'll try the sea-eggs later on," Ellen said, as she watched them.

Where the Sun Swings North Barrett Willoughby

I also found a number of sponges, and some beautiful shells and sea-eggs.

A Sailor of King George Frederick Hoffman

Scattered here and there, among these deserted tenements of various kinds of shell-fish, were the beautiful exuviae and skeletons of star-fish, and sea-eggs; while in the shallow water, numerous living specimens could be seen moving lazily about.

The Island Home Richard Archer

Sea-urchins, star-fish, sea-eggs, combative gymnoti, polypes, struggle and thrive with ever-renewing change of color; gelatinous worms that shine like stars cling to every weed; glimmering animalcules, phosphorescent medusae, the very deep itself is vivid with sparkle and corruscation of electric fire.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Various

Was a more horrid deed ever perpetrated, than that witnessed on the west coast by Byron, who saw a wretched mother pick up her bleeding dying infant-boy, whom her husband had mercilessly dashed on the stones for dropping a basket of sea-eggs.

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