text_original: Were there not other ways, it was asked, by which Englishmen might have lost an ear as well as by the fury of the hateful Spaniards ? 1738. WALPOLE ALMOST ALONE. 159 Were there not British pillories
text_transcription: WERE THERE NOT OTHER WAYS IT WAS ASKED BY WHICH ENGLISHMEN MIGHT HAVE LOST AN EAR AS WELL AS BY THE FURY OF THE HATEFUL SPANIARDS WERE THERE NOT BRITISH PILLORIES
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