 When the mariner has been tossed for many days in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him...  The Genius of Edmund Burke ... - Seite 33von James Locke Batchelder - 1866 - 50 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 Seiten
...sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float...the point from which we departed, that we may, at least, be able to form some conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution. [The... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1830 - 692 Seiten
...sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float...the point from which we departed, that we may, at least, he able to form some conjecture where we now arc. I ask for the reading of the resolution. [The... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 Seiten
...sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float...to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution. The Secretary... | |
 | Henry Brown - 1844 - 526 Seiten
...elements have driven him from his course. Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float any farther, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may, at least, be able to conjecture where we are."* Before, however, we take even this preliminary step, let... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 Seiten
...sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float farther on the waves of debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to form some conjecture... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 340 Seiten
...sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float farther on the waves of debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to form some conjecture... | |
 | Charles Wainwright March - 1850 - 320 Seiten
...elements hare driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence ; and before we float further, on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may, at least, be able to form some conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution."... | |
 | Charles Wainwright March - 1850 - 322 Seiten
...true course. Let us imitate this prudence ; and before we float further, on the waves of this dobate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may, at least, be able to form some conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution."... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 582 Seiten
...have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther 6n the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution before the Senate.... | |
 | 1852 - 42 Seiten
...sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence ; and, before we float...waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we have departed, that we may at least conjecture where we now are. I ask for the reading of the resolution."... | |
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