The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our island.


Book I, ch. 13: Of the Military and Maritime States. - Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769)

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The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our...

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our...

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our...

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our...