 | 1775 - 868 pages
...refting-place in 'he progrefs of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more difcouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilft fome of them draw the line and ftrikethe harpoon on thecoaft of Africa, others rue the longitude,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pages
...refting-place in the progrefs of their victorious induftry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more difcouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilft fome of them draw the line and ftrike the harpoon on the coaft of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pages
...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...ing-place in the progrefs of their victorious induftry. Nor. is the equinoctial heat more dUcouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know' that whilft fbme of them draw the line and ftrike the harpoon on the coaft of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 pages
...refting-place in the progrefs of their victorious induftry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more difcouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilft fome of them draw the line and ftrike the harpoon on the coaft of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pages
...cold ; that they are at the Antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland's island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object...the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place to their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...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 a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...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 a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland bland, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for...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,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 pages
...cold ; that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Faulkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object...the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them... | |
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Straits — while 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... 
