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The persons who make a naval war upon us, in> consequence of the present
troubles, may be rebels ; but to call and treat them as pirates, is confounding, not
only the natural distinction of things, but the order of crimes :: which, whether by ...
The persons who make a naval war upon us, in> consequence of the present
troubles, may be rebels ; but to call and treat them as pirates, is confounding, not
only the natural distinction of things, but the order of crimes :: which, whether by ...
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A person is brought hither in the dungeon of a ship ' s hold ; thence he is vomited
into a dungeon on land ; loaded with irons , unfurnished with money ,
unsupported by friends , three thousand miles from all means of calling upon or
confronting ...
A person is brought hither in the dungeon of a ship ' s hold ; thence he is vomited
into a dungeon on land ; loaded with irons , unfurnished with money ,
unsupported by friends , three thousand miles from all means of calling upon or
confronting ...
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As things now stand , every man in the West Indies , every one inhabitant of three
unoffending provinces on the continent , every person coming from the East
Indies , every gentleman who has travelled for his health or education , every ...
As things now stand , every man in the West Indies , every one inhabitant of three
unoffending provinces on the continent , every person coming from the East
Indies , every gentleman who has travelled for his health or education , every ...
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But by being removed from our persons , they have rooted in our laws , and the
latest posterity will taste the fruits of them . Nor is it the worst effect of this
unnatural contention , that our laws are corrupted . Whilst manners remain entire ,
they will ...
But by being removed from our persons , they have rooted in our laws , and the
latest posterity will taste the fruits of them . Nor is it the worst effect of this
unnatural contention , that our laws are corrupted . Whilst manners remain entire ,
they will ...
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The addressers offer their own persons , and they are satisfied with hiring
Germans . They promise their private fortunes , and they mortgage their country .
They have all the merit of volunteers , without risk of person or charge of
contribution ...
The addressers offer their own persons , and they are satisfied with hiring
Germans . They promise their private fortunes , and they mortgage their country .
They have all the merit of volunteers , without risk of person or charge of
contribution ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1864 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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