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Catharine Macaulay, Thomas Hollis, and the London Opposition
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You ask me, dear Madam, whether the Genius of Liberty has entirely forsaken our devoted isle. The acts of parliament which have passed this session and to which we have tamely submitted will be a complete answer to that question. But that the Goddess of Liberty has left in the minds of individuals some traces of her former residence will, I hope, appear plainly to you in the conduct of myself .. . 2The movement here from a genius (whose loss is discovered in the behaviour of a corrupt parliament and a supine populace) to a goddess (who still resides in her mind) suggests just how far Catharine Macaulay might have regarded herself as Liberty’s last English representative.
Title: Catharine Macaulay, Thomas Hollis, and the London Opposition
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You ask me, dear Madam, whether the Genius of Liberty has entirely forsaken our devoted isle.
The acts of parliament which have passed this session and to which we have tamely submitted will be a complete answer to that question.
But that the Goddess of Liberty has left in the minds of individuals some traces of her former residence will, I hope, appear plainly to you in the conduct of myself .
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2The movement here from a genius (whose loss is discovered in the behaviour of a corrupt parliament and a supine populace) to a goddess (who still resides in her mind) suggests just how far Catharine Macaulay might have regarded herself as Liberty’s last English representative.
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