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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-centur...
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Excerpt from Memoirs and Anecdotes of Philip Thicknesse: Late Lieutenant Governor of Land Guard Fort, and Unfortunately Father to George Touchet, Baron Audley TU re, to controul it. This is not fubtile LO gical, Oratorial language, but it is I hope and believe, the language which will imprefs every honelt man's bofoin who reads it, for it is un adorned truth. Iwill not, though I am pof fefled of fuflicient matter, point out the great mind and elevated underfianding of the Prince, who mufi be called upon to exercife the powers of sole regent, or I could {hew how for tunate it is for the nation, that while our kingly father is incapacitated to govern his prinoely fon will hold the reins with...