their
national
point of
honor.
From the
Exchequer
and the
East India
House to
the
huckster's
shop,
every
thing
prospers,
because it
is
solvent.
The
British
armies are
solvent,
and pay
for what
they take.
The
British
empire is
solvent;
for, in
spite of
the huge
national
debt, the
valuation
mounts.
During the
war from
1789to
1815,
whilst
they
complained
that they
were taxed
within an
inch of
their
lives,
and, by


