| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1776 - 308 páginas
...nor opprefled us, we will diftrefs them (fay they) becaufe that will be diftrefling of Great-Britain. Are we, in the midft of all the outrages of hoftility,...when they came up to burn our navy at Chatham. The caules of the late war were much condemned, but that did not prevent us from purfuing it with vigour.... | |
| William Belsham - 1795 - 496 páginas
...America, America will get the better of us. — Are we to stand idle because we are told this is an unjust war, and wait till they have brought their arms to our very doors? The justice of the cause must give way to our present situation. Such were the abominable arguments now... | |
| John Adolphus - 1802 - 570 páginas
...numerous armies, and feizing our forts, to " ftantl idle, becaufe we are told this is an un» " juft war, and wait till they have brought their " arms to our very doors ? The juftice of the " caufe muft give way to our preient fituation ; " and the confequences which muft enfue,... | |
| John Adolphus - 1810 - 484 páginas
...head of numerous armies, and feizing our forts, to ftand idje, becaufe we are told this is an unjutt war, and wait till they have brought their arms to our very doors ? The juftice HISTORY OP ENGLAND. 4th NOV. c HA P. of the caufe muft give way to our prefent lituation ;... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - 688 páginas
..." of numerous armies, and seizing our forts, to stand " idle, because we are told this is an unjust war, and wait " till they have brought their arms to our very doors ? " The justice of the cause must give way to our pre" sent situation ; and the consequences which must " ensue,... | |
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