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 greater prudence, to secure possession of the kingomkingdom [sic] he had conquered; he knew that all Europe looked at his victories with the utmost jealousy, and sickened at the verdure of his laurels: he was fully persuaded, that the late peace had only given time to his enemies to prepare more effectually for a fresh war: the Spanish Monarch, at once inveterate, and formidable, he foresaw would aim at a second alliance against him. Therefore as his situation was so critical, he determined to leave as little as possible to chance; but keep himself always ready for action. This plan was most easily executed; for although Great-Britain still felt the burthen of a prodigious national debt, yet the parliament granted him very ample supplies; both to carry on the war in France, and to build new ships, repair others, to sink docks, and make harbours; such useful services had been fully voted. The session which