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A Proposal for Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue
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- Written by: Jonathan Swift
- Category: Classic E-texts
A Proposal for Correcting, Improving, and Ascertaining the English Tongue, in a Letter to the Most Honorable Robert Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, Printed from Benjamin Tooke, at the Middle Temple Gate, Fleetstreet, 1712.
18th Century Economics
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- Written by: Rick Brainard
- Category: Economics
Economic history is a fascinating way to discover how commerce and trade has evolved from the past conditions to the present. The following web sites are good resources for studying economic history in the 18th century. First, let me define the main economic system of the Eighteenth century.
18th Century Literature for a Rainy Day
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- Written by: Rick Brainard
- Category: Literature
Like most people, I like to read a good book, especially on a rainy day. Some of the best titles were written in the 18th century, and for me, the 18th century produced some of the finest literature anywhere, except, of course, Shakespeare.
The Political Realists of Continental Europe
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- Written by: Rick Brainard
- Category: Politics
Enlightened Philosophers, such as Voltaire and Diderot, and the Physiocrats, who were ministers to the French court, did not wish to limit the powers of the Monarchies. They attempted to persuade European Rulers to redirect power towards the rationalization of economic and political structures and the liberation of intellectual life.