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' | <p>the <unclear>fire</unclear> of the eloquence of youth – that <del>his</del> <add>Lord Byron's</add> devotion & his<lb/> | ||
sacrifices to that cause threw a splendor bright as his own success<lb/> | |||
upon <del>the</del> <add>his</add> latter days <del>of Lord Byron</del> – that the <del>sound</del> sterling intelligence<lb/> | |||
& the strong sympathies with which M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> David Ricardo instructed &<lb/> | |||
ameliorated <add>all</add> those about <del>it</del> him were greatly excited in <del>the</del> behalf of<lb/> | |||
Greece, – & that the straight forward honest zeal with which Gen<hi rend="superscript">l.</hi> Long<lb/> | |||
devoted himself to the service of that country & the frankness & readiness<lb/> | |||
with which he communicated all his military knowledge <del>to its<lb/> | |||
service</del> <add>for its assistance</add> endeared him to his Philhellenic associates. In the<lb/> | |||
melancholy & miserable exposures <del>which</del> <add>to which</add> the late discussions on<lb/> | |||
the subject of Greece <del>have bid</del> <add>have led</add> the Greek Committee has come in for<lb/> | |||
a large portion of public censure – but we <del>expect</del> <add>hope</add> to show – <add>nay,</add> to<lb/> | |||
demonstrate – 1. <hi rend="underline">that</hi> after a thorough examination of the matter, that<lb/> | |||
the conduct of the Greek Committee throughout was marked by<lb/> | |||
<del>consideration</del> <add>prudence</add> & wisdom – that in every instance they sought a<lb/> | |||
proper end & employed proper <del>instruments</del> <add><gap/></add>, – & that they were<lb/> | |||
thwarted, <del>when thwarted,</del> by circumstances wholly beyond their<lb/> | |||
calculation & their control. It will appear that <del>of all</del> the evils<lb/> | |||
which have menaced, or afflicted Greece were foreseen & as far as<lb/> | |||
possible provided against by the Greek Committee, – & if it be<lb/> | |||
borne in mind that the Committee had only the power to <hi rend="underline">recommend</hi> –<lb/> | |||
but never to enforce a recommendation – that they were counsellors<lb/> | |||
possessed only of the authority which those they had to counsel<lb/> | |||
chose to allow – that they <add>had</add> no influence beyond the influence which</p> | |||
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the fire of the eloquence of youth – that his Lord Byron's devotion & his
sacrifices to that cause threw a splendor bright as his own success
upon the his latter days of Lord Byron – that the sound sterling intelligence
& the strong sympathies with which Mr David Ricardo instructed &
ameliorated all those about it him were greatly excited in the behalf of
Greece, – & that the straight forward honest zeal with which Genl. Long
devoted himself to the service of that country & the frankness & readiness
with which he communicated all his military knowledge to its
service for its assistance endeared him to his Philhellenic associates. In the
melancholy & miserable exposures which to which the late discussions on
the subject of Greece have bid have led the Greek Committee has come in for
a large portion of public censure – but we expect hope to show – nay, to
demonstrate – 1. that after a thorough examination of the matter, that
the conduct of the Greek Committee throughout was marked by
consideration prudence & wisdom – that in every instance they sought a
proper end & employed proper instruments , – & that they were
thwarted, when thwarted, by circumstances wholly beyond their
calculation & their control. It will appear that of all the evils
which have menaced, or afflicted Greece were foreseen & as far as
possible provided against by the Greek Committee, – & if it be
borne in mind that the Committee had only the power to recommend –
but never to enforce a recommendation – that they were counsellors
possessed only of the authority which those they had to counsel
chose to allow – that they had no influence beyond the influence which
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