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Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Ancient testimony and principles of the people called Quakers renewed, with respect to the king and government.
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings.
- Political science.
- Monarchy.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Publishers' advertisements -- Great Britain -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 6 unnumbered pages, 54 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 47 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N.B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one-third ...
- Place of Publication:
- [London] Philadelphia; printed; London : Re-printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House in Piccadilly., 1776.
- Notes:
- Includes Plain truth, by "Candidus", and has half-title: Common sense, and Plain truth.
- Blank space left for omitted words and passages likely to offend English readers.
- "To the representatives of the religious society of the people called Quakers, or to so many of them as were concerned in publishing a late piece, entitled 'The ancient testimony and principles of the people called Quakers renewed, with respect to the king and government, and touching the commotions now prevailing in these and other parts of America ...'": p. 49-54.
- Publisher's advertisement: p. [1] at end.
- Local Notes:
- Hiatuses on p. 1 replaced by print.
- Another copy bound with United States. Continental Congress, 1775. Journal of the proceedings. [London] Philadelphia, 1776 (RBC J10.B75.1776)
- Cited in:
- Adams, T.R. Brit. pamphlets 76-108a
- Gimbel, R. Common sense CS-25
- OCLC:
- 16105832
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