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Page 58
... because in thofe calamities which we infli & upon cach other the power as well as the feeblenefs of man is dif played , and his fufferings feem al- leviated by the gratification of his vanity but in thofe which pro- ceed from natural ...
... because in thofe calamities which we infli & upon cach other the power as well as the feeblenefs of man is dif played , and his fufferings feem al- leviated by the gratification of his vanity but in thofe which pro- ceed from natural ...
Page 79
... because a departure from the principles fet out upon is obferved in many controverfies , that all pretences are falfe , and all motives unjuft . Without prefuming to direct the judgment of our read- ers , we only point out the criterion ...
... because a departure from the principles fet out upon is obferved in many controverfies , that all pretences are falfe , and all motives unjuft . Without prefuming to direct the judgment of our read- ers , we only point out the criterion ...
Page 96
... is not proper to be di- vulged , and because the board eftablished two new data in place of the two first , and confiderably varied two of the others . )量 The " with the general defence of the kingdom , and 96 ] ANNUAL REGISTER , 1786 .
... is not proper to be di- vulged , and because the board eftablished two new data in place of the two first , and confiderably varied two of the others . )量 The " with the general defence of the kingdom , and 96 ] ANNUAL REGISTER , 1786 .
Page 101
... because it is founded upon a calculation of a large ima ginary force . My idea of a defcent goes only to the probability of an armament that may poffibly confift of― ( a certain force which he fpecifies ) which I think suf- ficient to ...
... because it is founded upon a calculation of a large ima ginary force . My idea of a defcent goes only to the probability of an armament that may poffibly confift of― ( a certain force which he fpecifies ) which I think suf- ficient to ...
Page 104
... because while it gave fecurity to the vital fprings and fources of our ma- rine , by protecting the dock - yards , fo far from rendering an increafe of the military force of the kingdom neceffary , as fome gentlemen , from a laudable ...
... because while it gave fecurity to the vital fprings and fources of our ma- rine , by protecting the dock - yards , fo far from rendering an increafe of the military force of the kingdom neceffary , as fome gentlemen , from a laudable ...
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