 Whilst we follow them among the tumbling mountains of ice and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the Arctic Circle, we hear that they have pierced into the...  The works of ... Edmund Burke - Page 185by Edmund Burke - 1834Full view - About this book
 | John Davis - 1822 - 404 pages
...looking for them heneath the Arctic Circle, we.hear that they have pierced into the opposite regions of polar cold, that they are at the Antipodes, and...engaged under the Frozen Serpent of the South. Falkland Islands. which seems too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national amhition, is but a... | |
 | John Davis - 1822 - 410 pages
...Falkland Islands, which seems too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is bvt a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the ei1urnoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 530 pages
...frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the Arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite...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... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 532 pages
...frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's 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 Whale Fithery. 469 antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which... | |
 | 1833 - 670 pages
...we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear . 30, 1833.] The Tariff Sill. [H. op H. that they have pierced into the opposite region of...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... | |
 | Salma Hale - 1827 - 314 pages
...frozen recesses of Hudson's bay and Davis's straits ; whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite...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... | |
 | Salma Hale - 1827 - 490 pages
...frozen recesses of Hudson's bay andDavis's 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 c. o Antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too... | |
 | 1828 - 486 pages
...frozen recesses of Hudson's and Davis's straits ; while we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite...south. Falkland island, which seemed too remote and too romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting place for their... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1829 - 616 pages
...recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits, — whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite...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... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1833 - 614 pages
...frozen recesses of Hudson's bay and Davis's straits ; while we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite...south. Falkland island, which seemed too remote and too romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their... | |
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