 | 1775 - 652 pages
...reftingplace 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 cf them draw the line and ftrike the harpoon on the coaft of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 pages
...relling-place in the progrefs of their victorious induftry. Nor is the equicoflial heat more difcouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilft fome of them draw the line and flrike the harpoon en the coafl of Africa, others ron the longitude,... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...refting-placs iq 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 ftrihethe harpoon on the coaft of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 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,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 668 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 - 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 - 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 - 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...others run the longitude, and " pursue their gigantic g.ime along the co^ist ot Brazil. No sea, " bul what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pages
...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...discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both poles. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
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... 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. 
