 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...  Modern Eloquence - Page 380edited by - 1903Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 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...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,... | |
 | William Belsham - 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... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pages
...that they are at 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,... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - 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 " 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 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...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,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 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 a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 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 a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland bland, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for...national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place m the progress of their victorious industry. Nor it the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them,... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 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...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,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 pages
...that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Faulkland Island, which seemed too 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 heat more discouraging to them... | |
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