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" ... necessity of condemning a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth article of war, part of which he falls under, which admits of no mitigation if the crime should be committed by an error in judgment ; and, therefore, for our own consciences... "
The British trident; or, Register of naval actions, from ... the Spanish ... - Page 20
by Archibald Duncan - 1805
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The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 576 pages
...the dis" tresses of our minds before your lordships on this occa" sion, in finding ourselves under necessity of condemning " a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth " article of war, part of which he falls under, which admits " of no mitigation if the crime...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to ..., Volume 10

David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 572 pages
...the dis'' tresses of our minds before your lordships on this occa" sion, in finding ourselves under necessity of condemning ** a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth " article of war, part of which he falls under, which admits " of no mitigation if the crime...
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Lives of the British Admirals: Containing Also a New and Accurate ..., Volume 6

John Campbell - Admirals - 1814 - 546 pages
...to the board of Admiralty, they expressed themselves in the following words, to the same effect : " We cannot help laying the distresses of our minds ** before your lordships on this occasion, in fmding our" selves under the necessity of condemning a man to " death, from the great severity of the...
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Peerage of England. ...

Arthur Collins - 1812 - 780 pages
...earnestly to recommend him as a proper object ol mercy." terms : " We cannot help laying the distressei of our minds before your lordships, on this occasion, in finding ourselves under a necessity of condemning a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth article of war, part...
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Memoirs of a Celebrated Literary and Political Character: From the ...

Richard Glover - Great Britain - 1813 - 138 pages
...minds, which they cannot help laying before their Lordships on the occasion, in finding themselves under the necessity of condemning a man to death,...from the great severity of the 12th article of war, which admits of no mitigation, even if the crime should be committed by an error in judgment only ;...
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Memoirs by a Celebrated Literary and Political Character: From the ...

Richard Glover - Great Britain - 1814 - 194 pages
...minds, which they cannot help laying before their Lordships on the occasion, in finding themselves under the necessity of condemning 'a man to death, from the great severity of the l£th article of war, which admits' of no mitigation, even if the crime should be committed by an error...
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The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the ..., Volume 14

David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 400 pages
...unanimously subscribed a letter to the board of admiralty containing this remarkable paragraph:—" We cannot help laying the distresses of our minds...lordships on this occasion, in finding ourselves under necessity of condemning a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth article of war, part...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 12

David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 544 pages
...unanimously subscribed a letter to the board of admiralty, containing this remarkable paragraph : — " We cannot help laying the distresses of our minds...condemning a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth article of war, part of which he falls under, which admits of no mitigation if the crime should...
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Advocate of Peace, Volumes 1-2

Peace - 1834 - 600 pages
...laying the distresses of our minds before your lonlships, on this occasion, in finding ourselves under a necessity of condemning a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth article of war, part of which he falls under, which admits of no mitigation, if the crime should...
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The History of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death ..., Volume 2

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1836 - 840 pages
...unanimously subscribed a letter to the board of admiralty, containing this remarkable paragraph : — ' We cannot help laying the distresses of our minds...lordships on this occasion, in finding ourselves under necessity of condemning a man to death, from the great severity of the twelfth article of war, part...
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