 No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode...  The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 31by Edmund Burke - 1807Full view - About this book
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...is vexed by their fifheries. No climate that is not witnefs to their toils. Neither the perfeverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm fagacity of Englifh enterprise, ever carried this perilous mqde of hardy indultiy to the extent to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pages
...is vexed by their fimeries. No climate that is not witnefs to their toils. Neither the perfeverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm fagacity of Englifh enterprise, ever carried this moft perilous mode of hardy induftry to' the extent... | |
 | Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 pages
...along the co^ist ot Brazil. No sea, " bul what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not a " witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of " hardy industry, to the extent to which it has been pushed by " this recent people ; a people who... | |
 | Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 pages
...and 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 is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantick game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people who are still,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantick game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but...enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people who are still,... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 414 pages
...be of three clauses, and the descent completed in one ; like the following from the same speech. " Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity...of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of Englibh enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 pages
...line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue the gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by*their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to their toils Neither the perseverance of Holland,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 pages
...line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, oihers 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 is not witness of their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland,... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1823 - 300 pages
...is no sea," says Burke, " but what is vexed by her fisheries, no climate that is not witness to her toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the...sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people, who... | |
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