| James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 372 pàgines
...have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others...longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries, no climate that is not witness to their... | |
| James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 464 pàgines
...ambition to grasp, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their vigorous industry. 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 coasts of Africa, others run... | |
| 1848 - 352 pàgines
...than the accumulated winters of both the poles." " We know that while some of them draw the line, and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others...pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries; no climate but is witness of their toils." Such was the... | |
| Elias Lyman Magoon - 1848 - 498 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 while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1848 - 652 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... | |
| Elias Lyman Magoon - 1848 - 536 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 while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
| 1848 - 600 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 while some of thenl draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
| New Hampshire Historical Society - 1850 - 354 pàgines
...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 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... | |
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