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good opportunity of conveying reasons to them against<lb/> | good opportunity of conveying reasons to them against<lb/> | ||
an enterprise, which, how rashly & foolishly<lb/> | an enterprise, which, how rashly & foolishly<lb/> | ||
conducted on the part of that Country, could not<lb/> | conducted on the part of <hi rend="underline">that</hi> Country, could not<lb/> | ||
fail to be pregnant with incalculable miseries to this.<lb/> | fail to be pregnant with incalculable miseries to <hi rend="underline">this</hi>.<lb/> | ||
He accordingly delivers, to Mr Stone in London, a<lb/> | He accordingly delivers, to Mr Stone in London, a<lb/> | ||
paper giving a picture of this country, in colours and<lb/> | paper giving a picture of this country, in colours and<lb/> | ||
happy & as honourable for their country, as they are<lb/> | <hi rend="underline">happy</hi> & as <hi rend="underline">honourable</hi> for their country, as they are<lb/> | ||
just representing it as impregnable & all attacks<lb/> | just representing it as impregnable & all attacks<lb/> | ||
upon it hopeless, & this is the traiterous intercourse<lb/> | upon it <hi rend="underline">hopeless</hi>, & this is the <hi rend="underline">traiterous</hi> intercourse<lb/> | ||
of Mr Vaughan with France. | of Mr Vaughan with France. | ||
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minds of men in France, it was not without<lb/> | minds of men in France, it was not without<lb/> | ||
reason. He was known in France as a Member<lb/> | reason. He was known in France as a Member<lb/> | ||
of the British Legislature: he had once <hi rend="superscript">as a British subject</hi> filled a<lb/> | of the British Legislature: he had once <add><hi rend="superscript">as a British subject</hi></add> filled a<lb/> | ||
public character in France. He had maintained<lb/> | <hi rend="underline">public character</hi> in France. He had maintained<lb/> | ||
connections, at a time where it was a matter of<lb/> | connections, at a time where it was a matter of<lb/> | ||
ornament to any man to maintain connections<lb/> | ornament to any man to maintain connections<lb/> | ||
in France & that without regard to party & consequently<lb/> | in France & that without regard to party & consequently<lb/> | ||
with men of all parties. If | with men of all parties. If he looked upon<lb/> | ||
himself as being fairly well <hi rend="underline">known</hi> in France, it was<lb/> | |||
not without reason: & in Mr Vaughan's instance<lb/> | |||
to be <hi rend="underline">known</hi> is to be <hi rend="underline">esteemed</hi>. In proportion as he<lb/> | |||
was known in France, he must have been known,<lb/> | |||
as I observed before, as a well wisher to France; &<lb/> | |||
if <hi rend="underline">English</hi> sagacity is so ill able to distinguish good<lb/> | |||
wishes towards <hi rend="underline">one</hi> of two contending countries from <hi rend="underline">ill</hi><lb/> | |||
wishes towards the <hi rend="underline">other</hi>, I leave it to be imagined whether<pb/> | |||
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good opportunity of conveying reasons to them against
an enterprise, which, how rashly & foolishly
conducted on the part of that Country, could not
fail to be pregnant with incalculable miseries to this.
He accordingly delivers, to Mr Stone in London, a
paper giving a picture of this country, in colours and
happy & as honourable for their country, as they are
just representing it as impregnable & all attacks
upon it hopeless, & this is the traiterous intercourse
of Mr Vaughan with France.
If Mr Vaughan in his own mind attributed to
his advice a degree of possible influence on the
minds of men in France, it was not without
reason. He was known in France as a Member
of the British Legislature: he had once as a British subject filled a
public character in France. He had maintained
connections, at a time where it was a matter of
ornament to any man to maintain connections
in France & that without regard to party & consequently
with men of all parties. If he looked upon
himself as being fairly well known in France, it was
not without reason: & in Mr Vaughan's instance
to be known is to be esteemed. In proportion as he
was known in France, he must have been known,
as I observed before, as a well wisher to France; &
if English sagacity is so ill able to distinguish good
wishes towards one of two contending countries from ill
wishes towards the other, I leave it to be imagined whether
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