THE CONSTITUTION OF ENGL A N D; OR, AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT; IN WHICH IT IS COMPARED BOTH WITH THE REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE OTHER MONARCHIES IN EUROPE. BY J. L. DE LOLME. A NEW EDITION; WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES, AND A PREFACE BIOGRAPHICAL Ponderibus librata suis- OVID. Met. Lib. i. v. 13. LONDON: PRINTED FOR G. WILKIE & J. ROBINSON; J. WALKER; G. ROBIN. R. PHENEY; R. SCHOLEY; J. HARDING; J. BOOKER; & J. JOHNSON & CO. 1810 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE approbation with which the public have been pleased to favour this Work, together with the nature of the subject, embolden me to lay the present fourth and enlarged edition of the same at your Majesty's feet, both as an homage and an expression of the desire I entertain, that the book may for a few minutes engage the attention of a person of your deep and extensive knowledge. Your Majesty's reign has, for many years past, afforded proofs, in more respects than one, that, though human wisdom may not always be able to anticipate difficulties, yet, assisted by fortitude, it can succeed in terminating them in a more favourable manner than it seemed at first possible to be expected, or even in bringing them to a happy issue. According to the common course of nature, your Majesty has only yet seen the less considerable part of your YOUR MAJESTY'S Most humble and most devoted Servant, And, these many Years, Subject by Choice, J. L. DE LOLME. May, 1784. . |