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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. By Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs to Congress during the American War, and Author of ``the Rights of Man,'' and ``a Letter to the Abbe Raynal.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Series:
Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
Monarchy--Early works to 1800.
Monarchy.
Political science--Early works to 1800.
Political science.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States.
Politics and government.
Physical Description:
67 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
Edition:
Ninth edition. To which is added, an appendix; with an address to the people called Quakers.
Place of Publication:
London : printed for D. Jordan Piccadilly, 1792.
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Notes:
In: 'The works of Thomas Paine, Esq.', London, 1792.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T5815.
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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