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Excerpt from Lives and Exploits of English Highwaymen, Pirates, and Robbers: Drwan Form the Most Authentic Sources
HE alone is a'' truly brave man, who, being powerful, thinks it disgraceful to insult the feeble many who pass for brave in the estimation of the world, are yet cowardly enough to com mit base and barbarous actions: what else can be said of those, who possessing strength of mind and vigour of body, employ their faculties to rob and oppress the weak and ignorant? It is an easy matter to assume the semblance of fortitude and re solution; but few, very few, are the individuals who really possess those noble qualities: particularly such hardened vil lains whose lives and exploits are''so faithfully recorded in the following work.
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HE alone is a'' truly brave man, who, being powerful, thinks it disgraceful to insult the feeble many who pass for brave in the estimation of the world, are yet cowardly enough to com mit base and barbarous actions: what else can be said of those, who possessing strength of mind and vigour of body, employ their faculties to rob and oppress the weak and ignorant? It is an easy matter to assume the semblance of fortitude and re solution; but few, very few, are the individuals who really possess those noble qualities: particularly such hardened vil lains whose lives and exploits are''so faithfully recorded in the following work.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Charles Johnson
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ISBN - 9781528578929
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 454
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Author
Charles Johnson
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ISBN - 9781332520923
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 456
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