| Freeman Hunt - Banks and banking - 1845 - 624 pages
...Falkland island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of British ambition, is but a stage and resting-place, in the progress of their victorious industry ! Nor is the equinoxial heat more •Discouraging to them than the accumulated winters of both the poles." i " We... | |
| Commerce - 1845 - 604 pages
...Falkland island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of British ambition, is but a stage and resting-place, in the progress of their victorious industry! Nor is the equinoxial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winters of both the poles/' Such themes,... | |
| Economics - 1846 - 594 pages
...Falkland Islands, 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...accumulated 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 down the... | |
| Paul Preston, Thomas Picton - 1847 - 346 pages
...remote and too romantic an "object for (British) national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial...them than the accumulated winter of both the Poles. While some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the Iongitude,... | |
| Elias Lyman Magoon - Orators - 1848 - 492 pages
...of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of...accumulated 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... | |
| American periodicals - 1848 - 616 pages
...of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place in the progress of...accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Afinca, others run the longitude... | |
| American periodicals - 1848 - 580 pages
...equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon...longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but is vexed by their fisheries ; no climate that is not witness to their... | |
| Elias Lyman Magoon - Orators - 1848 - 498 pages
...equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon...longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coasts of Brazil. No sea but is vexed by their fisheries ; no climate that is not witness to their... | |
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