.... I have now to follow Mr. Burke through
a pathless wilderness of rhapsodies."--Rights of
Man, part i.

_Junius._

"These letters, my lord, are read in other
countries and in other languages, and I think I
may affirm without vanity, that the gracious
character of the best of princes is by this time
not only perfectly known to his subjects, but
tolerably well understood by the rest of Europe.
In this respect alone I have the advantage of Mr.
Whitehead. His plan, I think, is too narrow. He
seems to manufacture his verses for the sole use
of the hero who is supposed to be the subject of
them, and, that his meaning may not be exported in
foreign bottoms, sets all translation at
defiance."--Let. 49.

They sometimes wander from the point, and then bring the reader back by
mentioning the fact:

_Paine._

"But to return to the case in question."--Crisis,
vii and xiii. "Passing on from this _digression_,
I shall now endeavor to bring into one view the
several parts."--Crisis, viii. "But to return to
my account."--Rights of Man, part i.

_Junius._

"But, sir, I am sensible I have followed your
example too long, and wandered from the
point."--Let. 18.

Another peculiarity is the method of bringing the subject "into one
view:"

_Paine._

See last quotation above. "Having now finished
this subject, I shall bring the several parts into
one view."--Rights of Man, part ii.

_Junius._

"This, sir, is the detail. In one view, behold,"
etc.--Let. 1.

See also Letter 13.

I have before called attention to the manner in which Mr. Paine signed
his Introduction to Common Sense, and Junius his Dedication; but there
is a similarity in the manner in which they frequently close their
pieces. The expressions, "To conclude," "I shall conclude," "I shall
therefore conclude," are used by both.

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There is a marked peculiarity in taking illustrations from the Bible,
and I now speak of and compare the political writings of Mr. Paine with
Junius. Junius is filled with such references, and they are no less
plentifu