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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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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- Monarchy.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, 79 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰
- Edition:
- The third edition. [Two lines from Thomson].
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed, and sold, by R. Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Attributed to Thomas Paine in the Dictionary of American biography.
- Issued as part of: Common sense; with the whole appendix .. (Evans 14966). Also issued separately (Adams 222c; not in Evans or Bristol).
- Bookseller's advertisement, p. [80].
- 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 Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 14966
- Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 222e
- English Short Title Catalog, W32288.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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