 Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold ; that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed...  Talks on Teaching Literature - Página 146de Arlo Bates - 1906 - 247 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 páginas
...and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis' s Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic...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 on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 páginas
...arctic circle, they have pervaded the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of the poles. Whilst some of them strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others pursue their gigantic... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 páginas
...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 " to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We " know that whilst some of them draw the line, and strike the " harpoon, on the coast... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 páginas
...engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantick an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but...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 on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 páginas
...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...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 on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 páginas
...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...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 on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 páginas
...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 the 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,... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 páginas
...recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straights, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctick cirde t we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region...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 on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 páginas
...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...poles. We know, that while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, oihers run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 páginas
...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...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 on the coast of Africa,... | |
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