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 game along the coast of Brazil. The North American Review - Page 101edited by - 1834Full view - About this book
| Commerce - 1840 - 556 pages
...too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor...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 the longitude... | |
| 1840 - 550 pages
...too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor...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 the longitude... | |
| Commerce - 1840 - 572 pages
...and too romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We learn that while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
| 1841 - 982 pages
...and too romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We learn that, while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
| Commerce - 1842 - 608 pages
...remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, ia but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious 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... | |
| William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...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 whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude... | |
| Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor...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 •the... | |
| Charles Jared Ingersoll - United States - 1845 - 544 pages
...which seemed too 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...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... | |
| Erasmus Darwin North - Elocution - 1846 - 454 pages
...Frozen Serpe nt |j oftheSouth.\ Falkland Island, / which seemed too remote \\ and romantic an object /. is but a stage, \ and resting place, in the progress...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... | |
| Paul Preston, Thomas Picton - 1847 - 346 pages
...remote and too romantic an "object for (British) national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...them than the accumulated winter of both the Poles. While some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the Iongitude,... | |
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