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The pride of dictation, the pomp
of arbitrage, the glory and renown of unretaliated
injustice, form at a distance a captivating spectacle.
But, when the pageant is brought near, and
war and taxation are spied in the background,
reflection begins to operate, and prudence whispers,
that even the transports of senseless ambition
may be brought too dear.

Text. Par 9.

"Therefore, Sir, I must expressly intreat you,
from the King and his allies, to induce the Court
of Denmark, not to grant any part of their forces,
either by land or sea, to act offensively against Sweden,
under pretence of a Defensive Treaty: but, on the
contrary, to support a perfect neutrality, in every province, and in all the seas belonging to the
King of Denmark.

Observations on Par. 9.

Under what pretence trespass upon the patience
of the Danish Minister with this insolence?
Is, then, a Defensive Treaty between Denmark
and Russia but a pretence? Was it not the King
of Sweden that attacked Russia, and that for the
avowed purpose of making conquests at her expence?
Are aggressors to choose how the aggrieved
country shall be defended? And can Russia be
defended without offending the King of Sweden?
Text.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	009	Main Headings
Folio number	062	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c11
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks
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Notes public	bowring, x, 201ff	ID Number	3363
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