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Page 118
The means said to have been provided for this end were so inadequate , that it
could hardly have entered into the minds of any person in the use of their reason
, either to have con • trived luch a scheme , or to have believed the existence of ...
The means said to have been provided for this end were so inadequate , that it
could hardly have entered into the minds of any person in the use of their reason
, either to have con • trived luch a scheme , or to have believed the existence of ...
Page 274
General Howe finding that the enemy could not by any means be brought to
action , and that'they were ardently abandoning the protection of the capital ,
rather than hazard a final decision , took measures , to possess himself of the
command ...
General Howe finding that the enemy could not by any means be brought to
action , and that'they were ardently abandoning the protection of the capital ,
rather than hazard a final decision , took measures , to possess himself of the
command ...
Page 298
That on the contrary , partial severity was general mercy ; as timely exertions of
justice , and strict înflictions of punihments , were at all times the fure means of
preventing crimes . · That the only method of speedily crushing the rebellion , was
to ...
That on the contrary , partial severity was general mercy ; as timely exertions of
justice , and strict înflictions of punihments , were at all times the fure means of
preventing crimes . · That the only method of speedily crushing the rebellion , was
to ...
Page 300
+ CC Ć they made use of , seeing they had adopted the popilh maxims , that the
end fanctifies the means . After generations , when they read the history of this
war , will be equally astonished , both at the end and the means made use of to ...
+ CC Ć they made use of , seeing they had adopted the popilh maxims , that the
end fanctifies the means . After generations , when they read the history of this
war , will be equally astonished , both at the end and the means made use of to ...
Page 321
By this means , the advantages expected from the terror that was constantly
excited by thele lavage auxiliaries were not only counteracted ; but this terror
rather , it may be thought , produced a directly The inhabitants of the open and
frontier ...
By this means , the advantages expected from the terror that was constantly
excited by thele lavage auxiliaries were not only counteracted ; but this terror
rather , it may be thought , produced a directly The inhabitants of the open and
frontier ...
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| Title | An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, Volume 2 An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, James Murray |
| Author | James Murray |
| Publisher | Robson, 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2012 |
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