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 ''reerved to the crown from the numberles grants of this vat continent will pour large treams of wealth into the royal coffers. If to this be added the power of taxing America at pleaure, the crown will poes more treaure than may be neceary to purchae the remains of liberty in your iland''.

this is very dreadful; but amidt the terror that hakes my frame, I cannot forbear to wih that ome luice were opened for thee treams of treaure. I hould gladly ee America return half of what England has expended in her defence; and of the tream that will flow o largely in les than half a century. I hope a mall rill at leat may be found to quench the thirt of the preent generation, which eems to think itelf in more danger of wanting money than of loing liberty.

is difficult to judge with what intention uch airy burts of malevolence are