 | Abraham John Valpy - 1818 - 576 strani
...it to be preposterous, absurd, and against the course of nature, 1that a great continent should be governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet. And as England and America, with respect to each other, reverse the common order... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1824 - 478 strani
...to take under their care ; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet ; and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1826 - 470 strani
...take under their care, but there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an Island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet, and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1826 - 482 strani
...take under their care, but there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an Island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet. and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1835 - 552 strani
...to take under their care ; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet ; and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1860 - 490 strani
...us, and so very ignorant of us. There is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island: in no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than the primary planet. They belong to different systems; England to Europe, America to itself. Every thing short of independence... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1868 - 490 strani
...us, and so very ignorant of us. There is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island: in no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than the primary planet. They belong to different systems; England to Europe, America to itself. Every thing short of independence... | |
 | Joel Moody - 1872 - 340 strani
...to take under their care; but there is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet ; and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
 | Joel Moody - 1872 - 332 strani
...to take under their care; but there is something absurd in supposing ;i continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet; and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
 | Joel Moody - 1872 - 332 strani
...to take under their care; but there is something absurd in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet; and as England and America, with respect to each other, reverses the common order... | |
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Small islands not capable of protecting themselves are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a Continent to be perpetually governed by an island. In no instance hath nature made the satellite... 
