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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF 



years ; should this be any thing like accuracy, we need 

 not be surprised at the genius of allegory adopting 

 them as the emblems of duration. 



I have already made a few observations respecting the 

 length of this species of the Cetacea:* the following 

 table will however illustrate the dimensions of the 

 various parts of the common whale. 



A table of the Comparative Dimensions of six Mysticite, measured by 

 Capt. Scoresby, Jim. 



Vide pp. 13, 14. 



AN ICEBERG, IN LATITUDE 73° 32' N. 



