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 of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people — a people... The Monthly Review - Side 3481834Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 sider
...heat more discouraging to them, than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon...sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hard industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people... | |
| 1775 - 868 sider
...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 sider
...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 sider
...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 enterprize, ever carried this moft perilous mode of hardy induftry to the extent... | |
| Samuel Blodget - 1806 - 258 sider
...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...France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprize, ever carried their most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been... | |
| Domenico Alberto Azuni - 1806 - 462 sider
...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...sagacity " of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of " hardy industry, to the extent to which it has been pushed by " this recent... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 sider
...line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue the gigantick game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is...sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hard industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 sider
...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 what is...sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 sider
...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 what is...sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent to which it has been pushed by this recent people... | |
| John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 414 sider
...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... | |
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