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... fome dangerous diftemper : it is his duty to prevent dif- tempers by the prescription of a proper re- gimen , and by watching the very infancy of a tendency to any malignant habit , ac- cording to the well - known maxim veni- ente ...
... fome dangerous diftemper : it is his duty to prevent dif- tempers by the prescription of a proper re- gimen , and by watching the very infancy of a tendency to any malignant habit , ac- cording to the well - known maxim veni- ente ...
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... fome pecu- liarity evidently diftinguished , to take advantage of , and thereby avoid the fer vice ? T of the FORT . ] fome years ago , having taken poffeffion of the country , availed himself of this port for equipping a naval force ...
... fome pecu- liarity evidently diftinguished , to take advantage of , and thereby avoid the fer vice ? T of the FORT . ] fome years ago , having taken poffeffion of the country , availed himself of this port for equipping a naval force ...
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... fome cafe ought to be stated , to prove that there did exift a neceflity for the extenfion of the mutiny bill in queftion . His Lordship argued much at large upon the fubject , and mentioned the opinion of the twelve Judges , in regard ...
... fome cafe ought to be stated , to prove that there did exift a neceflity for the extenfion of the mutiny bill in queftion . His Lordship argued much at large upon the fubject , and mentioned the opinion of the twelve Judges , in regard ...
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... fome other reafons for his maintaining that brevet officers , who actually ferved , ought to be subject to martial law ; as to the idea of young gentlemen taking brevets , in order to af fume the name of Captain , by way of travelling ...
... fome other reafons for his maintaining that brevet officers , who actually ferved , ought to be subject to martial law ; as to the idea of young gentlemen taking brevets , in order to af fume the name of Captain , by way of travelling ...
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... fome years rendered the maintenance of fome ftanding army a matter of expedi- ency , a ftanding army had of late been allowed ; but fo jealous of it had Parlia- ment ever been , fince a standing army was first permitted , and fo jealous ...
... fome years rendered the maintenance of fome ftanding army a matter of expedi- ency , a ftanding army had of late been allowed ; but fo jealous of it had Parlia- ment ever been , fince a standing army was first permitted , and fo jealous ...
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Page 10 - The character of Captain Cook,' says Mr. Samwell, ' will be best exemplified by the services he has performed, which are universally known, and have ranked his name above that of any navigator of ancient or of modern times. Nature had endowed him with a mind vigorous and comprehensive, which in his riper years he had cultivated with care and industry. His general knowledge was extensive and various : in that of his own profession he was unequalled. With a clear judgment, strong masculine sense...
Page 396 - Chapel, the servants, grooms, and band, filed off without the south door. At the entrance the Dean and Prebendaries, attended by the choir, received the body : and the procession (having previously been formed, and being flanked by the military, every fourth man bearing a flambeau) moved down the south, aisle, and up the nave, into the choir, in the following order: — Poor Knights of Windsor.
Page 386 - Enemy aforementioned to neutral Places; but also from one Place belonging to an Enemy, to another Place belonging to an Enemy, whether they be under the Jurisdiction of the same Prince or under Several...
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Page 459 - King, unless the lading be brought on shore in the presence of the officers of the Court of Admiralty, and an inventory made by them of the...
Page 383 - Majefties may have leave and licence to come with their fhips, as alfo with the merchandizes and goods on board the fame, the trade and importation whereof are not prohibited by the laws of either kingdom...
Page 383 - VI. The two high contracting parties have thought proper to fettle the duties on certain goods and merchandizes, in order to fix invariably the footing on which the trade therein fhall be eftablifhed between the two nations.
Page 12 - ... the records on which we ground our faith. NUMBER XII. AT the same time that it is fair to suppose there must be more than ordinary merit in men, who rise to great opulence and condition in life from low beginnings, all the world must be sensible of the danger attending sudden elevation, and how very apt a man's head is to turn, who climbs an eminence to which his habits have not familiarized him. A mountaineer can tread firm upon a precipice, and walk erect without tottering along the path that...
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Page 459 - ... or even after fuch declaration, if it were done within the times following ; that is to fay, if they were put on board fuch...