 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...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Σελίδα 5011848Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland bland, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of 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 σελίδες
...engaged under the frozen serpent of the South, Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but...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,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 σελίδες
...Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambitipn, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of...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,... | |
 | David Bailie Warden - 1819 - 606 σελίδες
...voyages than old and experienced navigators. Falkland's Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for 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 - 1821 - 548 σελίδες
...national ambition, is but a stage.and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry ; nor ig the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than...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 the longitude, and pursue... | |
 | Frances Wright - 1821 - 410 σελίδες
...engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic 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... | |
 | John Davis - 1823 - 416 σελίδες
...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.... | |
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