 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
 | William Henry Seward - United States - 1853 - 658 pages
...is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equatorial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. "VVe know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others... | |
 | Elocution - 1854 - 576 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 is the equinoctial heat more discoura:ring to them than the accumulated winter of both the Poles. We know that whilst some of them... | |
 | Joseph Gales - United States - 1824 - 872 pages
...them among the tumbling mountains of ice, and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen rccesset of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits; whilst we are...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... | |
 | William Sherwood - Conversation - 1856 - 466 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,... | |
 | Anna Ella Carroll - Nicaragua - 1857 - 628 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,... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1858 - 454 pages
...that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for...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,... | |
 | GEORGE BANOROIT - 1858 - 450 pages
...that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for...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,... | |
 | LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY - 1858 - 448 pages
...that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south, Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for...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,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 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,... | |
 | Daniel Ricketson - Antislavery movements - 1858 - 426 pages
...is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equatorial 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 Af• rica, others run the... | |
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