| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pàgines
...national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious 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 coast of Africa, others run... | |
| William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pàgines
...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... | |
| Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 pàgines
...ambition, " is bul a stage and resting place, in the progress of their victo" rious industry ; nor is (he 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 (he coast of Africa, others... | |
| Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pàgines
...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, 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 pàgines
...national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious 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 coast of Africa, others run... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pàgines
...national ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious 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 coast of Africa, others run... | |
| Roger Lamb - 1809 - 480 pàgines
...national ambition, js but a stage and resting place in the progress of their 'victorious 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 tlraw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1839 - 602 pàgines
...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 than the accumulated winter of both poles. While some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pàgines
...national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst »me of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1815 - 460 pàgines
...national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious 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 coast of Africa, others run... | |
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