Their Magnanimity or Courage. 21 
1 was of Opinion, that near one third 
_ was deftroyed in the Engagement ; yet they 
gathered that Summer. fufficient ‘to maintain 
them the following Winter, and for fome 
Years did well. In fine, they thus became 
his own Property, but a very dear Purchafe, 
The more you refift, the more you enrage 
them ; and when once provoked and en-, 
gaged, they {corn to capitulate; to enter into 
a Treaty, or yield to.a Truce. The moft | 
prudent Way is quietly to retire, in order 
to pacify them, and keep at a Diftance ull 
the Affront is forgotten. | 
The fame Courage and Bevbitting is feen 
in their mutual Quarrels and Wars, wherein 
they neither give nor take Quarter ; not 
ceafing their Conflicts, till at leaft one Party 
is fubdued. . 
Thus valiant are they and invincible. 
Let this form the Subjects and Soldiers of 
Kinc GrorGeE into perfect Heroes, What 
confederate and perfidious Powers would then 
ftand before our Armies, or dare to face 
them in open Field; fighting for their King, 
their Country, and the civil Liberties of Man- 
kind ; efpecially as animated and encouraged 
by the Prefence and Example of their moft 
Heroic Sovereign and Commander in Chief, 
leading them on ta certain Victory, Wit- 
nefs the late ever memorable Battle at Def- 
tingen in Germany, which no doubt in the 
History of England will, to the immor- 
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