Comical Advertisement from the London Evening Post — 1749, concerning the miserable State of the Nation.
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Comical Advertisement from the London
Evening Post — 1749, concerning the mi-
serable State of the Nation.
Forbes
Comical Advertisement from the London
Evening Post - 1749, concerning the miserable state of the nation
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Advertisement from the London 'Evening Post'
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Advertisement, taken out of the
London Evening Post, — 1749.
This Day is publish’dpublished,1
Standing Armies standing Evils, &and
proved to be foreign to the Nature,
Spirit &and Genius of the Old English
Constitution, &and absolutely contrary
to the Principles of the famous
Revolution, &and the Liberties of
Mankind.
Standing Armies standing Evils, &and
proved to be foreign to the Nature,
Spirit &and Genius of the Old English
Constitution, &and absolutely contrary
to the Principles of the famous
Revolution, &and the Liberties of
Mankind.
Written by that Divine Patri-
ot, John Trenchard Esq.Esquire.
To which is added the Englishman’s
Prayer, addressed to that worthy
Patriot Prince,2 whose Name &and
Fame will shine throughout
the Earth. What are we to ex-
pect, if, in a future age, an
ambitious Prince should arise with
a dissolute &and debauched Army, a
flattering Clergy, a prostitute Mi-
nistry, a Bankrupt House of Lords,
a Pensioner House of Commons,
&and a slavish &and corrupt Nation?
ot, John Trenchard Esq.Esquire.
To which is added the Englishman’s
Prayer, addressed to that worthy
Patriot Prince,2 whose Name &and
Fame will shine throughout
the Earth. What are we to ex-
pect, if, in a future age, an
ambitious Prince should arise with
a dissolute &and debauched Army, a
flattering Clergy, a prostitute Mi-
nistry, a Bankrupt House of Lords,
a Pensioner House of Commons,
&and a slavish &and corrupt Nation?
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Forbes, Robert. “Comical Advertisement from the London
Evening Post - 1749, concerning the miserable state of the nation.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 7,
Adv.MS.32.6.22, fol. 18r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
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Republished and revised "by an eminent Hand."