ABSTRACT
The revolution which has lately been accomplished in France, has been so unexpected, so complete, and must be attended with effects so beneficial, not only to the present generation, but to the latest posterity, that it may justly claim the admiration of all mankind. But if there be any people to whose admiration it is most peculiarly entitled, it is the English who have long known the value of liberty, and many of whom are descended from ancestors who had the honor of shedding their blood in its defence. If, therefore, the French Revolution has not been universally regarded in England with an admiration approaching to enthusiasm, it must be because its circumstances have been disguised, and its consequences not sufficiently 36considered; for it is impossible to suppose that any national jealousy can have kept back that admiration.
