. The earth and its inhabitants .. . HoJj\ FjmJ^ liT-^&J^ CUnMsia- ^^w5( i Hhetrictff irvwhCcJulCptraervt,? are, sKatLen. ng UlSH CH >/er cF countries of the world nearer to each other, and converted a space without limitsinto a simple globe, easily encompassed by man. The glory of having discoveredthe ocean routes to the Indies and the Pacific was fated to be won by themariners of the more civilised nations of Southern Europe. But the seamen ofEngland quickly learnt to find out new ocean routes for themselves, and soon theiraudacity and endurance placed them at the head of all
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . HoJj\ FjmJ^ liT-^&J^ CUnMsia- ^^w5( i Hhetrictff irvwhCcJulCptraervt,? are, sKatLen. ng UlSH CH >/er cF countries of the world nearer to each other, and converted a space without limitsinto a simple globe, easily encompassed by man. The glory of having discoveredthe ocean routes to the Indies and the Pacific was fated to be won by themariners of the more civilised nations of Southern Europe. But the seamen ofEngland quickly learnt to find out new ocean routes for themselves, and soon theiraudacity and endurance placed them at the head of all their rivals. The expeditionswhich they sent forth to the arctic regions to discover a north-west passage toChina, and which they still continue to equip, no longer for the sake of commerce,but out of a pure love for science, are amongst the most heroic enterprises recordedby history. But where one English vessel ventured into unknown seas, hundreds 34 THE BRITISH ISLES. followed the routes already discovered, establishing co
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