 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...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... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...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 - Books - 1775 - 664 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...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 pages
...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 - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...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,... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - Maritime law - 1806 - 462 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - Business & Economics - 1806 - 258 pages
...the Antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland's island, which seemed too 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 heat more discouraging to them,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantick an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but...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 the gigantick... | |
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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... 
