 | Ireland - 1843 - 450 pages
...to any coast of the world invisibly, without being discovered or prevented in his journey. " 2. 'Tis safe ; from the uncertainty of tides, and the violence...do so much endanger the passages towards the Poles. "3. It may be of very great advantage against a navy of enemies, who by this means may be undermined... | |
 | Literature - 1917 - 882 pages
...to any coast of the world invisibly, without being discovered or prevented in his journey. "2. 'Tis safe; from the uncertainty of Tides and the violence...do so much endanger the passages towards the Poles. "3. It may be of very great advantage against a Navy of enemies, who by this means may be undermined... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1868 - 928 pages
...of the world, invisibly, without being discovered or prevented in his journey. The vessel would be safe from the uncertainty of tides and the violence of tempests, which never affect the sea above five or six paces deep ; from pirates, ice, frosts, &c. ; it would blow... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...any coast of the •world invisibly, without being discovered or prevented in his journey. 2. 'Tis Town and Country ; a great Lover of Mankind ; but...mirthful Cast in his Behaviour, that ho is rather beloved 3. It may be of very great advantage against a navy of enemies, who by this means may be undermined... | |
 | Herbert C. Fyfe - Submarine warfare - 1907 - 350 pages
...from his conquerors, and to others desirous of effacing themselves for a time. Secondly — " 'Tis safe from the Uncertainty of Tides and the Violence...so much endanger the Passages towards the Poles." Could Bishop Wilkins but have perused Mr. John Holland's article in the North American Review for December,... | |
 | John Joly - English essays - 1920 - 288 pages
...to any coast of the world invisibly, without being discovered or prevented in his journey. "2. 'Tis safe; from the uncertainty of Tides and the violence...do so much endanger the passages towards the Poles. " 3. It may be of very great advantage against a Navy of enemies, who by this means may be undermined... | |
 | Engineering - 1926 - 378 pages
...MORE THAN 200 YEARS BEFORE AUTOMOBILES WERE ACTUALLY USED ered or prevented in his journey. "2. 'Tis safe ; from the uncertainty of Tides, and the violence of Tempests, which doe never move the sea above five or six paces deep. From Pirates and Robbers which do so infest other... | |
 | Edward Aloysius Pace, Thomas Edward Shields - Catholic schools - 1918 - 428 pages
...true, and were commonly known) might be a sufficient Help against this greatest Difficulty. 2. Tis Safe; from the Uncertainty of Tides, and the Violence...do so much endanger the Passages towards the Poles. 3. It may be of very great Advantage against a Navy of Enemies, who by this means may be undermined... | |
 | Richard Compton-Hall - History - 2003 - 198 pages
...correct: deep-sea currents and tidal streams tend to be most uncertain and are not yet fully charted); 'the Violence of Tempests, which do never move the sea above Five or Six paces deep' (not quite true either because a submarine can roll quite heavily down to 300 feet or more but the... | |
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Tis safe from the uncertainty of tides, and the violence of tempests, which do never move the sea above five or six paces deep... 