Duelling & the Laws of Honour Examined and Condemned Upon Principles of Common Sense and Revealed Truth |
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Page 9
... lives in the hands of their respective friends , " become thenceforth mere automatons . If no apology is made or offered , the seconds arrange together the time and place of meeting . Where the feud is really not a very deadly one ...
... lives in the hands of their respective friends , " become thenceforth mere automatons . If no apology is made or offered , the seconds arrange together the time and place of meeting . Where the feud is really not a very deadly one ...
Page 16
... lives of their opponents , unless where the offence is of the greatest magnitude ; and that minor offences do not often end in bloodshed , being more frequently made up without a shot being fired . But this is clearly a mere evasion ...
... lives of their opponents , unless where the offence is of the greatest magnitude ; and that minor offences do not often end in bloodshed , being more frequently made up without a shot being fired . But this is clearly a mere evasion ...
Page 25
... lives of his fellows , not to the extent of one hundred only , but to one hundred thousand , or any indefinite number . The other points referred to , I shall call the attention of my readers to in a dialogue with two duellists and ...
... lives of his fellows , not to the extent of one hundred only , but to one hundred thousand , or any indefinite number . The other points referred to , I shall call the attention of my readers to in a dialogue with two duellists and ...
Page 28
... live in the manner to which I had been accus- tomed . Querist . - Why did you commit forgery ? Second Prisoner . - I am a merchant ; I dealt most extensively , and visited amongst people of the very highest rank ; but meeting with ...
... live in the manner to which I had been accus- tomed . Querist . - Why did you commit forgery ? Second Prisoner . - I am a merchant ; I dealt most extensively , and visited amongst people of the very highest rank ; but meeting with ...
Page 45
... lives . Fearing the averted countenances of man , if they had dared to do their duty to their families , and refuse a chal- lenge , with shameless , heartless cowardice , they have slunk to the grave , and left their wretched partners ...
... lives . Fearing the averted countenances of man , if they had dared to do their duty to their families , and refuse a chal- lenge , with shameless , heartless cowardice , they have slunk to the grave , and left their wretched partners ...
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