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    The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision: Dedicated to the House of Peers
    The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision: Dedicated to the House of Peers
    The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision: Dedicated to the House of Peers
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    DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision" (Dedicated to the House of Peers) by Anonymous. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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    Release dateSep 16, 2022
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      The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision - DigiCat

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      The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision

      Dedicated to the House of Peers

      EAN 8596547371243

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

      Table of Contents

      PREFACE.

      THE GHOST OF CHATHAM;

      A VISION.

      JUST PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM HONE,

      JUST PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM HONE,

      PREFACE.

      Table of Contents

      The following lines were written under the powerful impulse of feelings which appear to have been almost consentaneous with those of the whole British people. The national spirit has been rouzed against this cruel and unconstitutional attack upon the Queen, with pervasive ardour, which forcibly recalls the language of the Augustan poet:—

      "Spiritus intus alit, totamque infusa per

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