THE

CONSTITUTION

OF

ENGL A N D;

OR,

AN ACCOUNT

OF

THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT;

IN WHICH IT IS COMPARED

BOTH WITH THE

REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT,

AND THE

OTHER MONARCHIES IN EUROPE.

BY

J. L. DE LOLME.

A NEW EDITION;

WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES, AND A PREFACE BIOGRAPHICAL
AND CRITICAL.

Ponderibus librata suis-

OVID. Met. Lib. i. v. 13.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR G. WILKIE & J. ROBINSON; J. WALKER; G. ROBIN.
SON, J. STOCKDALE; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, & ORME;
CADELL & DAVIES; LACKINGTON, ALLEN, & CO;

R. PHENEY; R. SCHOLEY; J. HARDING;

J. BOOKER; & J. JOHNSON & CO.

1810

LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS

THE approbation with which the public have been pleased to favour this Work, together with the nature of the subject, embolden me to lay the present fourth and enlarged edition of the same at your Majesty's feet, both as an homage and an expression of the desire I entertain, that the book may for a few minutes engage the attention of a person of your deep and extensive knowledge.

Your Majesty's reign has, for many years past, afforded proofs, in more respects than one, that, though human wisdom may not always be able to anticipate difficulties, yet, assisted by fortitude, it can succeed in terminating them in a more favourable manner than it seemed at first possible to be expected, or even in bringing them to a happy issue. According to the common course of nature, your Majesty

has only yet seen the less considerable part of
the years of which your reign is to be com-
posed that the part which now opens before
your Majesty may be attended with a degree
of satisfaction proportionate to your Majesty's
public and private virtues, to your disinter-
ested government, and religious regard for
royal engagements, is the fond hope of

your

YOUR MAJESTY'S

Most humble and most devoted Servant,

And, these many Years,

Subject by Choice,

J. L. DE LOLME.

May, 1784.

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