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Common sense addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the present Ability of America, with some miscellaneous Reflections. A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an Appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N. B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one-third.

Title
Common sense [electronic resource] : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the present Ability of America, with some miscellaneous Reflections. A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an Appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N. B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one-third.
Author
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Publication
[London] : Philadelphia, printed; London, re-printed, for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House in Piccadilly, 1776.

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Gale (Firm)
Description
[6],54;[4],47,[1]p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings
  • Monarchy
  • Political science
  • United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783
Note
  • Anonymous. By Thomas Paine.
  • Edition statement from half-title: 'Common sense, and Plain truth. The fourth edition, corrected.' - 'Plain truth: addressed to the inhabitants of America. .. Second edition' has separate titlepage, pagination and register, and is by James Chalmers.
  • At the foot of the first page of the introduction the last letter of "fire" has dropped below the direction line. Gimbel identifies four variants.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Adams
  • Gimbel, R. Thomas Paine
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 789668020
  • T141595
Author
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Title
Common sense [electronic resource] : addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the present Ability of America, with some miscellaneous Reflections. A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an Appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N. B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one-third.
Imprint
[London] : Philadelphia, printed; London, re-printed, for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House in Piccadilly, 1776.
Edition
[The fourth edition, corrected].
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
Adams, 76-107
Adams, 76-108
Gimbel, R. Thomas Paine, CS 34-39
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T141595.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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