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is calculated to beftow not imaginary, but real 

 glory, to this exhaufted country, will, at the fame 

 time, give peace, fecurity, and comfort to a tenth 

 part of the human race *. 



* The world is fuppofedto contain 9^3 millions of people ; of 

 which number, 25 millions are under the ibvereignty of the king 

 of Great Britain ; but, in eftimating the whole collective body oV 

 mankind who are more or lefs under the influence of the Britifii 

 councils, or affected by them, we muft, belides our Oriental pro- 

 vinces, include the greateft part of the Mogul empire. The truft 

 tvhich Jieaven hath repoied in the members of the Britifh fenate is, 

 therefore, a matter of the greateft importance, and moft ferious con- 

 cern : they are the ftewards of nations and people, in every quarter 

 of the globe ; bound, by every poflible tie, to diffufe univerfal juf- 

 tice, and effectually to redrefs the grievances of thofe who cannot^ 

 or who dare not, lodge their complaints, perfonalfy, where alone 

 he fupremc power is vefted. 



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