The plain reasoner : wherein the present state of affairs are set in a new, but very obvious light ; the separate and connected interests of Great-Britain and Hanover consider'd ; and the important question determined ; whether England be best defended by an army or a navy, at a distance or at home. In discussing these points, many vulgar arguments are censured and exploded, and a rational political system substituted in their stead.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row,
MDCCXLV [1745]
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| Item Description: | A defence of Earl Granville and his policy. In this edition the last line on page 52 reads "off from being ruined"--ESTC T570. A variant reads "being ruined"--ESTC N20250. This edition has vignette of a sunburst over a sconce on the title page and last page; headpiece, and decorative initial letter. Not the same printing as OCLC #6224891 Signatures: A⁴ a² B-G⁴ H². The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 52 pages ; 21 cm (octavo) |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |