 | 1842 - 608 pagina’s
...Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, ia but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their...industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging (o them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some iii them draw the line... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 pagina’s
...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 ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 pagina’s
...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 ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging... | |
 | Peter Burke - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...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...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, and pursue their gigantic... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 pagina’s
...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...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 and pursue their gigantic... | |
 | Charles Jared Ingersoll - 1845 - 544 pagina’s
...remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and a resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor...equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accu37* mulated winter of both poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the... | |
 | 1845 - 604 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Freeman Hunt - 1845 - 624 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Islands, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national...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... | |
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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... 
