 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pagina’s
...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...south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantick an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pagina’s
...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...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... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pagina’s
...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,... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 pagina’s
...cirde t 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...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... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 pagina’s
...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, 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... 
