| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...a remnant of the antient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular perfons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorifes it. In the beginning of a war feme rich (hips are furprized and taken. This encourages the... | |
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...continue, and be lasting. " The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war, some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
| Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 590 pages
...of t\\t Aj'r'ican slave-trade, excited, of course, no small ally beneficial to particular parsons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. Piraterie, as the French call it, or privateering, is the universal bent of the English nation, at... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...likely to continue and be lasting;. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships are surprised and taken. This encourages the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...remnant of ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular per-oiis, is f-ir from be?ing profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a \va , some rich ships are swrpiised and taken.' I :is entourages... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be • accidentally...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a war same rich ships are surpised and taken. This encourages the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships are surpised and taken. This encourages the... | |
| 1812 - 302 pages
...inducements to it should be diminished. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. Priaterie, as the French call it, or privateering, is the universal bent of the English nation, at... | |
| 1817 - 608 pages
...reasoning about privateers. ' The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships not upon their guard are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
| Noah Worcester - Pacifism - 1816 - 814 pages
...more likely to be lasting." " The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas— o remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial...profitable, to all engaged in it, or to the nation which authorises it." • , The foregoing " Observations on war*' were written by Dr. Franklin. In... | |
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