Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people... African Repository and Colonial Journal - Seite 1931834Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Ralph Delahaye Paine - 1919 - 248 Seiten
...Edmund Burke's familiar eulogy: "No » sea but is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not a witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of...of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of England ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed... | |
| Willis John Abbot - 1919 - 428 Seiten
...House of Commons : "No ocean but what is vexed with their fisheries; no climate that is not witness of their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dextrous and firm sagacity of English enterprise ever carried this perilous mode of hardy enterprise... | |
| 1919 - 926 Seiten
...eulogy best epitomizes their labors : " No sea but is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not a witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland nor the activity of France, not the dexterous and firm sagacity of England ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry... | |
| Robert Porter St. John, Raymond Lenox Noonan - 1920 - 296 Seiten
...the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people — a people who are... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1920 - 118 Seiten
...gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries ; no climate that 20 is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance...enterprise ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a peo- 25 pie who... | |
| Herman Frederick Krafft, Walter Blake Norris - 1920 - 424 Seiten
...game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate but what is witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people; a people who are still,... | |
| Sarah Emma Simons - 1920 - 248 Seiten
...be fully appreciated. When boys and girls repeat that passage which is concluded with these words, "Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this most recent people," they not only... | |
| Clarence Stratton - 1920 - 364 Seiten
...Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries; no climate that is not witness to their toil. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity...enterprise ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people; a people who are still,... | |
| James Milton O'Neill - 1921 - 876 Seiten
...the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people — a people who are... | |
| Sir Geoffrey Arthur Romaine Callender - 1921 - 444 Seiten
...the longitude2 and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to...enterprise ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people, a people who are still,... | |
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