 ... 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 too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national...  Speech on Conciliation with America - Página 54de Edmund Burke - 1904 - 164 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | David Urquhart - 1833 - 362 páginas
...them than the accumulated winter of both poles. We learn, that while some of them draw the line, or strike the harpoon, on the coast of Africa, others...longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed with their fisheries— no climate that is not witness to... | |
 | Jerome Van Crowninshield Smith - 1833 - 422 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...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,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 páginas
...the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Ñor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We learn that, while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 páginas
...the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantick an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the...the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the lontritude, and pursue their gigantick game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by... | |
 | 1834 - 604 páginas
...remote and romantic 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 while some of them draw the line, and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1834 - 574 páginas
...remote and romantic 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 while some of them draw the line, and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | 1834 - 300 páginas
...mountains of ice, they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South, While some draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others are pursuing their gigantic game along the coast of bvazil. No sea but what is vexed with their fisheries,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 páginas
...the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantick an object fur the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious indii1try. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both... | |
 | 1834 - 450 páginas
...mountains of ice, they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South. While some draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others are pursuing their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed with their fisheries,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 páginas
...romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and re^iing-plac« in the piogieai e of procuration and delegation to a course of acting as from original power, thf m, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw tho line... | |
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