 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 Seiten
...Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 Seiten
...gra^p of national ambition, " is but a stage and resting place, in the progress of their victo" rious industry ; nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging...accumulated winter of both the poles. We " know that whilst some of them draw the line, and strike the " harpoon, on the coast of Africa, others run the... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 Seiten
...remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place to their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both poles. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 Seiten
...heat more discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon...coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue the gigantick game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 Seiten
...remote and romantick an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 Seiten
...remote and romantick an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 Seiten
...national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place m the progress of their victorious industry. Nor it the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them, than...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 Seiten
...Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 Seiten
...remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both poles. We know, that while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 Seiten
...Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambitipn, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line, and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
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We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. 
