Note 26 — XVII. ROME'S RECRUITS AND ENGLAND'S RECRUITS.
Reading edition
A brutal outrage on a Captain Jenkins—i.e., cutting off his ears—was the cause of a war with Spain in the reign of George II.—Ed.
Reading edition
A brutal outrage on a Captain Jenkins—i.e., cutting off his ears—was the cause of a war with Spain in the reign of George II.—Ed.