ABSTRACT

Le Noir caught fire at this complaint, ‘What, (cried he) is there no spirit, no sense of freedom and equality among you, that you do not unite, and resist this oppressive aristocracy? – Is this English / liberty, of which I have heard so much, and seen so little? – Have you not numbers on your side? – Why do ye not rise in a mass, and assert your rights? – Is there a man that manufactures your goods, or serves in your shops, who would not join in the glorious enterprise?’