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The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe, With Prefaces and Notes
The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe With Prefaces and Notes Author:Daniel Defoe General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1856 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: A SEASONABLE WARNING AND CAUTION AGAIXST THE INSINUATIONS OF PAPISTS AND JACOBITES IN FAVOUR OF THE PRETENDER. Why how now, England! what ailest thee now ? "What evil spirit now possesseth thee! O thou nation famous for espousing religion, and defending liberty ; eminent in all ages for pulling down tyrants, and adhering steadily to the fundamentals of thy own constitution :f that has not only secured thy own rights, and handed them down unimpaired to every succeeding age, but has been the sanctuary of other oppressed nations 4 the strong protector of injured subjects against the lawless invasion of oppressing tyrants. To thee the oppressed protestants of France owed, for some ages ago, the comfort of being powerfully supported, while their own king,ยง wheedled by the lustre of a crown, became apostate, and laid the foundation of their ruin among themselves; in thee their posterity! find a refuge, and flourish in thy wealth and trade, when religion and liberty find no more place in their own country. Edward II., Richard II., Richard III., James II. t In the several barons' wars in the reign of King Stephen, King John,« less