 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 Maritime Law of Europe - Pagina 183door Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Charles Jared Ingersoll - 1845 - 544 pagina’s
...grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and a resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the 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 - 1846 - 454 pagina’s
...romantic an object /. is but a stage, \ and resting place, in the progress || of their || victorious Industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging...others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea / but what is vexed || by their fisheries, no climate that is... | |
 | 1846 - 594 pagina’s
...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...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that while some of them, draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run down the... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 372 pagina’s
...Arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon...others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries, no climate that is not... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1847 - 464 pagina’s
...for national ambition to grasp, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their vigorous industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging...them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. Wi. know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coasts of Africa, others... | |
 | Paul Preston, Thomas Picton - 1847 - 346 pagina’s
...romantic an "object for (British) national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging...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,... | |
 | Elmo Paul Hohman - 1928 - 410 pagina’s
...England people carry on the whale fishery. . . . We learn, that while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea, but what is vexed with their fisheries — no climate that... | |
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1928 - 536 pagina’s
...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 than the accumulated winter of both poles. We know, that while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
 | Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann, L. H. Gann - 1987 - 470 pagina’s
..."Look at the manner in which the people of New England have of late carried on the whale fishers . . . We know that whilst some of them draw the line and...others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil."1 Although whalers were not engaged in commerce in the usual sense... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1993 - 412 pagina’s
...grasp of national ambition, 35 is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging...line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, was known as the Roman Charity. Cimon was a prisoner, kept alive by the milk of his daughter Xanthippe.... | |
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