For even then, Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while the western horizon was in a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and for his hour became lord of the ascendant. Burke's Speech on American Taxation - Page 55by Edmund Burke - 1905 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
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