It is their own fault if (_vulgato imperii arcano_) they are imposed upon any longer.

They now are apprised of the sentiments which the great candidate for the government of this great empire entertains; and they will act accordingly.

They are taught our weakness and their own advantages.
He tells the world,[40] that if France carries on the war against us in Germany, every loss she sustains contributes to the achievement of her conquest.

If her armies are three years unpaid, she is the less exhausted by expense.

If her credit is destroyed, she is the less oppressed with debt.