 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial...are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more armed vessels ; and many others to do the same. But the enemy at the same... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial...from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to that nation that authorizes it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships are surprised and taken.... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is fur from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to that nation that authorizes it. In the beginning... | |
 | Peace - 1831 - 670 pages
...piracy — though it may he aceidentally heneficial to particular persons, is far from heing profitahle to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. In the heginning of a war, some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprized and taken. This encourages... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...though it may he accidentally heneficial to particular persons, is far from heing profitahle to nil engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it In the hegianing of a war some rich ships are surprised nnd taken. This encourages the first ndventurers to... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1833 - 552 pages
...likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war, some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprised and taken ; this encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...practice of robbing merchants on the high sea> —a tcmnunt of the ancient piracy — though it maybu accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is...from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to thu nation that authorizes it. In the beginning of a war come rich ships are surprised and taken. This... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...pirncy — though it may ha nccidentally heneficial to particular persons, is far from heing profitahle to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. In the hegianing of a war come rich ships are surprised and taken. This encourages the first ndventurers to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...the encouragements to war is taken away ; and peace therefore more likely to continue and be lasting. being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation...are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more armed vessels, and many others to do the same. But the enemy at the same... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbmg merchants on the high seas, —a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial...in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. In the bettinning of a war some rich ships are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers... | |
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The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. 
