Full Title: The Letters of Junius. Vol. I. London: Printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall, in Pater Noster Row. MDCCLXXII.
PREFACE.
It remains to say a few words upon the liberty of the press. The daring spirit, by which these letters are supposed to be distinguished, seems to require that something serious should be said in their defence. [...]
April 5, 2007
Item of the Day: Preface from the Letters of Junius (1772)
Full Title: The Letters of Junius. Vol. I. London: Printed for Henry Sampson Woodfall, in Pater Noster Row. MDCCLXXII.
PREFACE.
It remains to say a few words upon the liberty of the press. The daring spirit, by which these letters are supposed to be distinguished, seems to require that something serious should be said in their defence. [...]
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