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invariablybeatthefrenherlonies;france
loststofherpossessions;andhe
entirenortharicanntinenthadfallenintobritishhands
andthegreatplain;la
salle;rquetteandasreofotherstofrance
onlyaverysllpartofthisvastdoined
froassachusettsinthenorth;sasect
ofpuritansolerantandhereforehad
foundnohappinesseitherinanglicanenglandorcalvinist
hollandhadlandedintheyear1620;tothecarolinasand
virginiathetobacraisingprovinceshhadbeenfounded
entirelyforthesakeofprofit;stretchedathinlineof
sparselypopulatedterritorybutthenhis
ne
theirbrethrenofthetheruntryinthehey
hadleaedindependenceandselfreliancetheyhe
sonsofhardyandenergetiourous
peopledidnoterican
lonistshatedtherestraintandthelackofbreathingspace
adetheirlivesintheolduntrysoveryunhappy
theyanttobetheiroastersthistherulingclasses
ofenglanddidnotseeounderstandthegoventannoyed
thelonistsandthelonists;edtobebothered
inthisent
badfeelingcausedrebadfeelingitisnotnecessary
torepeathereindetailight
havebeenavoidedifthebritishkinghadbeenreintelligent
thangeorgeiiiorlessgiventodroe
thanhisnister;lordnorththebritishlonists;
ents
settlethediffisfroeingloyalsubjects;
theytuedrebels;selvestothepunishnt
ofdeathan
soldiers;georgehiredtodohisfightingafterthepleasant
custofthatday;onicprincessoldwhole
regintstothehighestbidder
theericanlonies
lastedsevenyearsduringstofthatti;thefinalsuccess
oftherebelsseedverydoubtfulagreatnuerof
thepeople;especiallyinthecities;hadreinedloyaltotheir
kingtheyprose;andwouldhave
beenosueforpeacebutthegreatfigureofon
stoodguardoverthecauseofthelonists
ablyassistedbyahandfulofbraven;heusedhissteadfast
butbadlyequippedarestoheforcesoftheking
tiandagainedunavoidable;hisstrategy
tuedthetideofbattleoftenhisnwereillfedduring
theertheylackedshoesandatsandolive
inunhealthydugoutsbuttheirtrustintheirgreatleader
eandtheystuckitoutuntilthefinalhourofvictory
butreinterestingthanthecaaignsofon
orthediplotiinfranklinwhowas
ineuropegettingneyfrohefrenentand
theaterdaankers;hoccurredearlyin
therevolutiontherepresentativesofthedifferentlonies
hadgatheredinphiladelphiatodison
iortanceitost
ofthebigtoheseaastillinthehandsofthe
britishreinforcentsfronglandhe
shiploadonlynherighteousness
oftheircauseheuragetotake
thentousdeonthsofjuneandjulyof
theyear1776
injune;riotion
tothentinentalngressthat‘‘theseunitedlonies
are;andofrightoughttobe;freeandindependentstates;that
theyareabsolvedfrollallegiancetothebritishcrown;and
thatallpoliticalnnectionbetandthestateof
greatbritainisandoughttobe;totallydissolved
thetionsofssachusetts
ithesendandonjulyfourth;
itionofindependence;
asjefferson;aseriousandexceedingly
entand
destinedtobeoneofthestfausofoutaricanpresidents
reachedeurope;andwasfollowed
bythefinalvictoryofthelonistsandtheadoptionof
thefausnstitutionoftheyear1787thefirstofallten
nstitutionsitcausedgreatinterestthedynasticsystebr 》
ofthehighlycentralisedstateshhadbeendeveloped
afterthegreatreligiousheseventeenthcenturyhad
reachedtheheightofitspohepalaceof
thekinghadgroousproportions;hecities
oftheroyalrealerebeingsurroundedbyrapidlygrowing
astheinhabitantsofthosesluwereshowing
signsofrestlessnesstheyehelplessbutthe
higheren;theytoo
icand
politicalnditionsunderheylivedthesuccessof
thearianythingswere
possiblepossibleonlyashortti
before
acrdingtothepoet;theshothebattle
oflexingtonhe
ofanexaggerationthechineseandthejapaneseandthe
russiansnottospeakoftheaustralians;been
redisveredbycaptainok;theykilledforhis
trouble;neverheardofitatallbutitcarriedacrossthe
atlanticeanitlandedinthepowderhouseofeuropean
disntentandinfranceitcausedanexplosionhrocked
theentirentinentfroetrogradtodridandburiedthe
representativeso
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ftheoldstateacy
underseveraltonsofdecraticbricks
thefrenchrevolution
thegreatfrens
theprinciplesofliberty;
frateityandequalityuntoall
thepeopleoftheearth
beforealkaboutarevolutionitisjustashat
eansintheterofa
greatrussianerandrussiansoughttoknothey
aretalkingaboutinthisfieldarevolutionis‘‘asoverthrow;
inafeitutionsakencenturies
torootinthesoil;andseeofixedandiovablethat
eventhestardentreforrshardlydaretoattackthen
theirblingawayinabrief
period;ofallthatuptothattihasposedtheessence
ofsoiclifeinanation
sucharevolutiontookplaceinfranceintheeighteenth
centuryheoldcivilisationoftheuntryhadgrown
stalethekinginthedaysoflouisxivhadbee
everythinganderly
thecivilservantofthefederalstate;founditselfhoutany
dutiesandbeentoftheroyalurt
thisfrenchstateoftheeighteenthcentury;ho
inoneythisneyhadtobeproduced
intheforftaxesunfortunatelythekingsoffrancehad
notbeenstrongenoughtoforcethenobilityandtheclergy
topaytheirshareofthesetaxeshencethetaxeswerepaid
entirelybytheagriculturalpopulationbutthepeasants
livingindrearyhovels;nolongerinintitentacththeir
forrlandlords;butvictiofcruelandinpetentland
agents;badtohey
selvesincreasedretusupontheir
landrelyantretaxesandnothingfortheelves
andthereforetheyneglectedtheirfieldsaschastheydared
henceptysplendour
throughthevasthallsofhispalaces;habituallyfollowedby
hungryofficeseekers;allofliveupontherevenueobtained
froeasantsterthanthebeastsofthe
fieldsitisnotapleasantpicture;butitisnotexaggerated
therehersidetothesocalled‘‘ancien
regiustkeepinnd
aiddleclass;closelynnectedhthenobility
bytheusualproarrying
thepoorbaronssonandaurtposedofallthest
entertainingp