 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 282 ページ
...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... | |
 | 1832 - 852 ページ
...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 ページ
...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 ページ
...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 to...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 - 1810 - 292 ページ
...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 - 1811 - 196 ページ
...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 same rich ships are surpised and taken. This encourages the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 ページ
...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 to...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 ページ
...should be diminished. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial to...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 ページ
...reasoning about privateers. ' The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial to...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 - 1816 - 814 ページ
...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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The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. 
