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Show THOUGHT ON THE LETTER OF EDMUND BURKE, ESQ; AVING {een Mr. Burke's late Publication on the affairs of America, I was led to read it with all that attention which every performance of his mull neceffarily deferve. I fympathife moft cordially with him in thofe feelings of humanity, which mark, in language {0 expreflive, the abhorrence of his nature to the eflhfion of Human Blood. I agree with him in idea, that the War with America. is 9‘ fruitlefs, hopelefs, and unnatural"; andI will add, on the part of Great-Britain, cruel and unjult. I join hand in hand with him in all his propofitions for- Peace; and I look with longing eyes for the event, I participate with him in the happinefs of thofe friendfhips and eonnexions, which are the fubjeé‘ts, [0 defined1y, A 2 ' |