 Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the 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 the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game...  The Oriental Herald - Pàgina 201829Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1775 - 868 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 pàgines
...remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place for 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 or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Frances Wright - 1821 - 880 pàgines
...and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis' Streights, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic...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 the longitude,... | |
 | Frances Wright - 1821 - 410 pàgines
...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...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 the longitude,... | |
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