. Arctic zoology .. . S U P P L T4)l) THE INTRODUCTIO T 0 T H E ARCTIC ZOOLO IN my land travels I haVe never failed pointing out the places of flaughtetrefulting from a ftrife for fuperiority between rival nations, or the lull: ofpowrcr in princes, or of gain in the mercantile world, or the vi^ant of due fubmif-fion to lawful government in the people, or the madnefs of enthufiafm, or thepride of nations too often arifing from an unfortunate feries of fuccefles overneighbors deftined to flourifli in their turn. Providence feldom fails punifhingan abufe of its favors. Britain at this moment feel
. Arctic zoology .. . S U P P L T4)l) THE INTRODUCTIO T 0 T H E ARCTIC ZOOLO IN my land travels I haVe never failed pointing out the places of flaughtetrefulting from a ftrife for fuperiority between rival nations, or the lull: ofpowrcr in princes, or of gain in the mercantile world, or the vi^ant of due fubmif-fion to lawful government in the people, or the madnefs of enthufiafm, or thepride of nations too often arifing from an unfortunate feries of fuccefles overneighbors deftined to flourifli in their turn. Providence feldom fails punifhingan abufe of its favors. Britain at this moment feels the fcourge, the juft chaf-tifement of its want of moderation. I muft not overlook the great naval a£lIons of our countrymen, which often ^^^ ftained our narrow feas with gore. Mention may be made in this page of thefierce conteft between the fleet of Philip de Valois, confifting of four hundredfiiips manned with forty thoufand men, and that of Eward III. confifting of twohundred and fixty, commanded by the king in
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