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Rh of defenders : his recent elevation, so far from being a motive for esteeming him less, will, on the contrary, double his glory, on account of the obstacles he has had to conquer, and which his merit alone has enabled him to surmount. So much as his reign acquires eclat by the good laws which he has established, by the institution of a national militia, the valuable friends he has made, and by brilliant exploits, so much he who loses hereditary states, and through his own fault; is inconsiderate and disgraceful.

If we examine the conduct of the King of Naples, the Duke of Miļan, and others, who have lost their dominions in aur tine, we shall find they have all committed a grand fault in neglecting to institute a national militia. Nay, more, they appeared to give themselves no trouble to gain the