 ... 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
 | Freeman Hunt - 1845 - 624 páginas
...the south ! Falkland island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of British ambition, is but a stage and resting-place, in the...progress of their victorious industry ! Nor is the equinoxial heat more •Discouraging to them than the accumulated winters of both the poles." i " We... | |
 | 1845 - 604 páginas
...the south ! Falkland island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of British ambition, is but a stage and resting-place, in the...progress of their victorious industry ! Nor is the equino.xial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winters of both the poles." " We know... | |
 | 1845 - 604 páginas
...the south ! Falkland island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of British ambition, is but a stage and resting-place, in the...progress of their victorious industry ! Nor is the equiuoxial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winters of both the poles." " We know... | |
 | 1846 - 594 páginas
...the south. Falkland Islands, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the...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 down the... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 372 páginas
...Arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon...longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries, no climate that is not witness to their... | |
 | Paul Preston, Thomas Picton - 1847 - 346 páginas
...remote and too romantic an "object for (British) national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...them than the accumulated winter of both the Poles. While some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the Iongitude,... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 464 páginas
...for national ambition to grasp, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their vigorous industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging...them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. Wi. know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coasts of Africa, others... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1848 - 662 páginas
...serpent of the South. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place, in the...coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue the gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea, but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate,... | |
 | 1848 - 616 páginas
...serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Afinca, others run the longitude... | |
 | Elias Lyman Magoon - 1848 - 536 páginas
...serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the...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... | |
| |
