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Excerpt from Continuation of the Complete History of England
Our military operations are now planned with fo mueh wifdom and and exe cuted With fuch 'fpirit, as revive e luitre of paft ages and the glory of our late conquef'ts even rivals the renown of thofe heroic at chievements which dignify and adorn the am cient annals off Great Britain. We behold valour tutored by condu�'t', fentiment united with courage, and the godlike virtues of hu manity fhinmg in the midi: of ?aughter and defolation. What IS fiill more. Extraordinary, and above all other circumf'tances redounds to the honour of our national councils, we feel none of th'ofe rude tempef'cs that are raifed by the furious breath of War. Notwithftand ing all the hoftile efiorts of the moft formie dable enemy, which Difcor (1 could havej'ro the pusltc. Armed againfi: this i?and', we enjoy the biefil ings of feciirity and repofe, asif we were hedged around by fome Divinity; and 0111 Commerce ?ourithes undiftutbed as in the bofom of peace.
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