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 and cipher to cipher, hoping for a new contract from a new armament, and computing the profits of a iege or tempet.

who uffer their minds to dwell on thee coniderations will think it no great crime in the minitry that they have not natched with eagernes the firt opportunity of ruhing into the field, when they were able to obtain by quiet negociation all the real good that victory could have brought us.

victory indeed every nation is confident before the word is drawn; and this mutual confidence produces that wantonnes of bloodhed that has o often deolated the world. But it is evident, that of contradictory opinions one mut be wrong, and the hitory of mankind does not want examples that may teach caution to the daring, and moderation to the proud.