1794

To Gouverneur Morris February 24, 1794

Thomas Paine / February 24, 1794

LUXEMBOURG, SIR: I received your letter enclosing a copy of a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. You must not leave me in the situation in which this letter places me. You know I do not deserve it, and you see the unpleasant situation in which I am thrown. I have made an essay […]

1794, Gouverneur Morris

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From the Castle in the Air

Thomas Paine / February 1, 1794

Poetry

TO THE LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD IN the region of clouds, where the whirlwinds arise, My castle of fancy was built; The turrets reflected the blue from the skies, And the windows with sunbeams were gilt. The rainbow sometimes, in its beautiful state, Enamel’d the mansion around; And the figures that fancy in clouds

1794

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