The Guardian, Vol. 1 of 2: A Corrected Edition: With a Prface Historical and Biographical (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alexander Chalmers

9780483027794: The Guardian, Vol. 1 of 2: A Corrected Edition: With a Prface Historical and Biographical (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0483027790 ISBN 13: 9780483027794

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The abrupt change, however, which this writer made from guardian to englishman appears in a very unfavourable light. He might with to get rid of his engagement, whatever it was, with ton son and he might with to carry his politics to a new paper in which politics might be in place; but unlefs there was fomething very unjuft in tonson' s condu�t, of which we have no information, he had no right to damnify tonson' s property by entitling his new paper, The englishman, being t/zefrzguel oftfie guardian. And declaring In his firft paper, that he had for valuable confiderations purchafed the lion, defk, pen, ink, and paper, and all other goods of N eftor lronfide, Efq. Who has thought fitsto write no more himfelf, but has given me full liberty to report any fage exprefiions or maxims which may tend to the inftru�tion of mankind, and the fervice of his country. He then goes on to tell, with fome humour, that Nefior advifed him to turn patriot, See. This paper extended to its 57th number, and being almoft entirely of a political caft, has feldom been reprinted.

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