I am not insensible, brother _Shandy_, that when a man whose profession is arms, wishes, as I have done, for war, --it has an ill aspect to the world; ----and that, how just and right soever his motives and intentions may be, --he stands in an uneasy posture in vindicating himself from private views in doing it.

I am aware, brother Shandy, that when a military man wishes, as I have done, for war, it has a bad appearance; and that, no matter how just his motives may be, he stands in an uneasy position in vindicating himself.
