 | Salma Hale - 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...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,... | |
 | Thomas Beale (surgeon.) - 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...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... | |
 | 1840 - 556 pages
...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...fisheries; no climate that is not witness to their toil. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity... | |
 | 1840 - 550 pages
...industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line...coast of Africa, 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... | |
 | 1840 - 548 pages
...industry. Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line...coast of Africa, 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... | |
 | 1840 - 556 pages
...strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, 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 to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France,... | |
 | Francis Allyn Olmsted - 1841 - 390 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...Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this perilous mode... | |
 | 1841 - 982 pages
...them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We learn that, while some of them draw the line or strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others...pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil." These are the seas that are still vexed by the American fisheries, which have been pushed, however,... | |
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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... 
