| Daniel Dewey Barnard - New York (State) - 1838 - 248 pages
...but a stage and resting place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the 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 on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude,... | |
| Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 646 pages
...them than the accumulated «,nter of both poles. We learn that while some of them ilruw the line or 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... | |
| 1838 - 518 pages
...to them than the accumulated winter of both poles. We learn that while some of them draw the line or 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... | |
| Salma Hale - America - 1838 - 334 pages
...equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both poles. We know that, while some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coasts of Africa, others run the longitude and pursue the gigantic game along the coast of Brazil.... | |
| John William Carleton - 1843 - 672 pages
...them than the accumulated winter of both poles. We learn that while some of them draw the line, or 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... | |
| English literature - 1839 - 602 pages
...discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both poles. While some of them draw the line or 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... | |
| Thomas Beale (surgeon.) - Offshore whaling - 1839 - 426 pages
...them than the accumulated winter of both poles. We learn, that while some of them draw the line or 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... | |
| Commerce - 1840 - 548 pages
...but a stage and resting-place in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated...others run the longitude and pursue the gigantic game on the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries, no climate but what is witness... | |
| 1840 - 550 pages
...is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated...others run the longitude and pursue the gigantic game on the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries, no climate but what is witness... | |
| Commerce - 1840 - 556 pages
...national ambition, is but a stage and resting-place for their victorious industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We learn that while some of them draw the lino or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run... | |
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