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[clxiv. 103] 1820 June 20 Emancipation
[clxiv. 103]

1820 June 20

Emancipation Spanish

?. Corruptive influence

3 Persons operating

Note that for the giving to the matter of corruption to the instrument of corruptive influence its full effect, it is not in every case, it scarcely is in any case necessary that by any individual any operation directed to that end should be seen to be performed or should even be actually performed.

Among its properties of this instrument is the being capable of producing its full effect without any need of any hand to work it to make application of it.

It is like those talismanic razors which amongst other rarities were offered to sale to the Califf Vathe: razors which without need of a hand to guide them, performed their function of themselves.

Such is the singular nature of this /the/ political and moral poison which it is the property of this instrument to infuse. It finds its way into the heart of the patient, without the need of any hand to guide /administer/ it.

Of this disastrous property the cause may be seen in the sort of relation which will in the next place come to be brought to view: the sort of relation by means of which it operates. ?

?Gift of living to Parson Hay. Gift of Office to Copley, Warren etc
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