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　much　exaggerate。

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It　is　the　second　Jubilee。　Bonfires　blaze　upon　the　hills；　making　one　think　of　the　watchman　on　Agamemnon's　citadel。　（It　were　more　germane　to　the　matter　to　think　of　Queen　Elizabeth　and　the　Armada。）　Though　wishing　the　uproar　happily　over；　I　can　see　the　good　in　it　as　well　as　another　man。　English　monarchy；　as　we　know　it；　is　a　triumph　of　English　mon　sense。　Grant　that　men　cannot　do　without　an　overlord；　how　to　make　that　over…lordship　consist　with　the　largest　practical　measure　of　national　and　individual　liberty？　We；　at　all　events；　have　for　a　time　solved　the　question。　For　a　time　only；　of　course；　but　consider　the　history　of　Europe；　and　our　jubilation　is　perhaps　justified。

For　sixty　years　has　the　British　Republic　held　on　its　way　under　one　President。　It　is　wide　of　the　mark　to　object　that　other　Republics；　which　change　their　President　more　frequently；　support　the　semblance　of　over…lordship　at　considerably　less　cost　to　the　people。　Britons　are　minded　for　the　present　that　the　Head　of　their　State　shall　be　called　King　or　Queen；　the　name　is　pleasant　to　them；　it　corresponds　to　a　popular　sentiment；　vaguely　understood；　but　still　operative；　which　is　called　loyalty。　The　majority　thinking　thus；　and　the　system　being　found　to　work　more　than　tolerably　well；　what　purpose　could　be　served　by　an　attempt　at　novas　res？　The　nation　is　content　to　pay　the　price；　it　is　the　nation's　affair。　Moreover；　who　can　feel　the　least　assurance　that　a　change　to　one　of　the　mon　forms　of　Republicanism　would　be　for　the　general　advantage？　Do　we　find　that　countries　which　have　made　the　experiment　are　so　very　much　better　off　than　our　own　in　point　of　stable；　quiet　government　and　of　national　welfare？　The　theorist　scoffs　at　forms　which　have　survived　their　meaning；　at　privilege　which　will　bear