...induce us to think any land was near; indeed if there was any land behind this Ice it could afford no better retreat for birds or any other animals, than the Ice it self, with which it must have been wholy covered. I who had Ambition not only to go farther than...

...And yet I think there must be some [land] to the south beyond this ice; but if there is it can afford no better retreat for birds, or any other animals,...itself, with which it must be wholly covered. I, who had ambition not only to go farther than anyone before had been, but as far as it was possible for...

...near. And yet I think there must be some to the south behind this ice; but if there is, it can afford no better retreat for birds or any other animals,...ice itself with which it must be wholly covered.' Thus Cook plainly demonstrated that though land might still exist beyond the limits he reached, it...

...The mark of the Scots is indelible. "I, who had ambitions not only to go farther than anyone had done before, but as far as it was possible for man to go." — Capt. James Cook "Resistless seas Surge round the storm-swept Orcades Where erst Saint-Clair bore...

...latitudes, met impenetrable ice and with some relief turned back, notwithstanding5 ' his 'ambition not only to go farther than any one had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go'. Walton, a less great man, is (to the horror of his crew) set upon pushing northwards, though this course...

...bxploration & Discovery • — ..«Ka vy*'?*! *^r~ "^ UThad ambition not only to go farther than any lone had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go." Captain James Cook achieved his ambition, making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. The...

...Pacific island. Cook used a chronometer (a very accurate clock) to find his longitude. "...I had ambition not only to go farther than any one had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go..." — James Cook, Royal Navy The making of a sailor James Cook was born October 27, 1 728, in the small...

...And yet I think that there must be some to the south behind this ice; but if there is, it can afford no better retreat for birds or any other animals than...itself, with which it must be wholly covered. I, who had ambition not only to go farther than anyone had been before, but as far as it was possible for...

...near. And yet I think there muft be fome to the fouth behind this ice; but if there is, it can afford no better retreat for birds or any other animals, than the ice itfelf, with which it muft be wholly covered. I, who had ambition not only to go further than any one...