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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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Convinced of this , I would leave things as I found them . ... But if there are not ,
and that we must suppose a thing so humiliating to our government , as vnat all
this vast continent should unanimously concur in thinking , that no ill fortune can ...
Convinced of this , I would leave things as I found them . ... But if there are not ,
and that we must suppose a thing so humiliating to our government , as vnat all
this vast continent should unanimously concur in thinking , that no ill fortune can ...
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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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... a country completely overrun , and miserably wasted , without approaching in
the least to settlement . In my apprehension , as long as English government is
attempted to be supported over : Englishmen by the sword alone , things will thus
...
... a country completely overrun , and miserably wasted , without approaching in
the least to settlement . In my apprehension , as long as English government is
attempted to be supported over : Englishmen by the sword alone , things will thus
...
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it would be right to reflect , that the American English ( whom they may abuse , if
they think it honourable to revile the absent ) can , as things now stand , neither
be provoked at our railing , nor bettered by our instruction . All communication is ...
it would be right to reflect , that the American English ( whom they may abuse , if
they think it honourable to revile the absent ) can , as things now stand , neither
be provoked at our railing , nor bettered by our instruction . All communication is ...
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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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