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itisthesendjubileebonfiresblazeuponthehills,kingohinkoftheanonagaonsaothettertothinkofqueenelizabethandtheardathoughanenglishnaronsensegrantthatneonly,ofurse;butnsiderthehistoryofeurope,andourjubilationisperhapsjustified
forsixtyyearshasthebritishrepubliblanindedforthepresentthattheheadoftheirstateshallbeeispleasanttotheitrrespondstoapopularsentint,vaguelyunderstood,butstilloperative,ajoritythinkingthus,andthesysteeingfoundtoorethantolerablyptatnovasresthenationisntenttopaytheprioreover,nforofrepubliuisesissionsntetible;butlethiutforeforkingallnrational,nsistent,justenglishn,iigine,arenotendoplentedbyrespeisthesuitabilitytotheids,theirteers,theirhabits,ofasystefpolitytheyhavenothingtodoselvestothinkabouttherightsofnifyoutalktotheongenoughabouttherightsoftheshopn,ortheploughn,orthe,allthingsnsidered,ithasbeenofvastserviayevensaythattherestofthensenseghtnoeveninbettersteadisnothingtothepointtheenglishndealsostacceptshisownbeing
thisjubileedeanlookbaarkedbynyiroventsintheteriallifeoftheenglishpeopleoftenhavetheybeenatloggerheadsangtheelves,buttheyhaveneverfloeverygravedisputehasresultedsosubstantialgaintheyareaoresober;ineverysoftyrannyhavebeenabolished;sofsuffering,duetoheedlessnessorignoraneitheonexistentorunintelligiblesoletallthehillsitisnopursitself,yetnotpacthasbeens,andsayhoetopassthatsovereignandpeoplerejoicedtogetheroverbloodlessvictories
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ataninninthenorthionostpeopleatetooethatisotiskeabreakfastofapples”thisannouncentakeaverygoodbreakfastonthreepoundsofapples”
usingandpanionssilen;hisnfessionsavouredofpovertyoranness;torighthielfintheiropinion,nothingbetteroanthantoprotestthatheateapples,yes,butnotrelyoneortlargely,bythepoundilaughedatthefello;soan;forattherootofourbeingisahatredofparsinythisnifestsitselfinallsortsofludiptiblefor,butnolessisitthesourandesires,aboveall,tolivelargely;onthataan;hiseofthesenseofinferiorityintenselypainfulandhuliatingindtooneostpart,originateinlossofselfrespectduetolossofsecureposition
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foranationofthisteer,theventtoooral,superiority;thenofbluebloodalivingrepresentativeofthosepotenebetageononesideanspionshipontheother;bothclassesogetherinthecauseoflibertyhothesacr
