Vulgar words in His Majesties Declaration Defended (Page 1)
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Here he made a fatal blunder because he alienated churchmen who believed in the divine right of kings, all whose sense of decency was outraged by the prospect of a bastard's elevation to the throne, and the supporters of William of Orange, husband of Mary, the elder daughter of James, and the great opponent of Louis XIV.
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This similitude I hope has pleas'd him; if it does not, _Esop_'s Ass stands ready Sadled at the door.