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Page 123
... may very reasonably be doubted . A war declared . for the empty sound of an ancient title to a Magel against us . These encroachers on the waste of na lanick rock , would raise the indignation of the earth FALKLAND'S ISLANDS . 123.
... may very reasonably be doubted . A war declared . for the empty sound of an ancient title to a Magel against us . These encroachers on the waste of na lanick rock , would raise the indignation of the earth FALKLAND'S ISLANDS . 123.
Page 150
... rock , under a stormy sky , we might have now been fighting and dying , had not our competitors been wiser than ourselves ; and those who are now courting the favour of the people by noisy profes- sions of publick spirit , would , while ...
... rock , under a stormy sky , we might have now been fighting and dying , had not our competitors been wiser than ourselves ; and those who are now courting the favour of the people by noisy profes- sions of publick spirit , would , while ...
Page 157
... rocks and deserts , and is persuaded to lose all claims of justice , and all sense of dignity , in compassion for a harmless people , who having worked hard for bread in a wild country , and obtained by the slow progression of manual ...
... rocks and deserts , and is persuaded to lose all claims of justice , and all sense of dignity , in compassion for a harmless people , who having worked hard for bread in a wild country , and obtained by the slow progression of manual ...
Page 206
... rock covered with a thin layer of earth , not wholly bare of grass , and very fertile of thistles . A small herd of cows grazes annually upon it in the summer . It seems never to have afforded to man or beast a permanent habitation . We ...
... rock covered with a thin layer of earth , not wholly bare of grass , and very fertile of thistles . A small herd of cows grazes annually upon it in the summer . It seems never to have afforded to man or beast a permanent habitation . We ...
Page 223
... rock , the foot of which is beaten by the waves . To walk round the house seemed impracti- sea that separates Scotland from Norway , and when the cable . From the windows the eye wanders over the WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 223.
... rock , the foot of which is beaten by the waves . To walk round the house seemed impracti- sea that separates Scotland from Norway , and when the cable . From the windows the eye wanders over the WESTERN ISLANDS , & c . 223.
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