 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 էջ
...mountains of ice, 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...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, others run the longitude,... | |
 | 1775 - 868 էջ
...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,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 էջ
...relting-place in the progrefs of their victorious iaduftry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more difconraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know thit whilft fome of them draw the line and ilrike the harpoon on the coaft of Africa, others run the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 էջ
...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 էջ
...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 էջ
...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 էջ
...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,... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 էջ
...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...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, others run the... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 էջ
...remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place to 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 and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 էջ
...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...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, others run the longitude,... | |
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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... 
