“Last night three cargos of tea were emptied into the sea. This morning a man of war sails. This is the most magnificent movement of all. There is a dignity, a majesty, a sublimity, in this last effor…
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- Part 1
- Published date
- 2023-07-03
- Year span
- 1765 – 1783
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