| David Bailie Warden - Indians of North America - 1819 - 612 pages
...the astonishment of Europe, have made shorter voyages than old and experienced navigators. Falkland's Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object...the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. " No sea but what is vexed with their fisheries,... | |
| Frances Wright - Scholars - 1821 - 410 pages
...region of polar cold, that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...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... | |
| Frances Wright - United States - 1821 - 548 pages
...region of polar cold, that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage.and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry ; nor ig the equinoctial heat... | |
| John Davis - 1823 - 416 pages
...the Frozen Serpent of the South. Falkland Islands, which seemi too remote and romantic an object fur the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and...progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the «,•••'•noctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles.... | |
| William Newnham Blane - History - 1824 - 532 pages
...that they are at the Whale Fithery. 469 antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of the polesj We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa,... | |
| United States - 1833 - 670 pages
...region of polar cold, that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south; Falkland island, which seemed too remote and romantic...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... | |
| Salma Hale - America - 1827 - 314 pages
...of polar cold ; that they are at the Antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. 27. " Nor is the equinoctial heat more... | |
| Salma Hale - America - 1827 - 490 pages
...polar cold; that they are at the c. o Antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...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... | |
| Josiah Conder - Canada - 1829 - 466 pages
...of polar cold ; that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...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,... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1829 - 616 pages
...polar cold, — that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic...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... | |
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