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The country gentlemen and country clergymen had fully expected that the policy of these ministers would be directly opposed to that which had been almost constantly followed by William; that the landed interest would be favored at the expense of trade; that no addition would be made to the funded debt; that the privileges conceded to Dissenters by the late king would be curtailed, if not withdrawn; that the war with France, if there must be such a war, would, on our part, be almost entirely naval; and that the government would avoid close connections with foreign powers and, above all, with Holland.—Macaulay.
Exercise 191—The Colon (:)
The colon is always used to indicate that something of importance follows, usually an enumeration or a list of some kind, or a quotation of several sentences or paragraphs; as,
1. Three things are necessary: intelligence, perseverance, and tact.
2. The buffalo supplies them with almost all the necessities of life: with habitation, food, and clothing; with strings for their bows; with thread, cordage, and trail-ropes for their horses; with coverings for their saddles; and with the means of purchasing all that they desire from traders.
3. Quoting from the current number of the —— Magazine, he read: (four paragraphs).
Punctuate:
1. For the first fifty miles we had companions with us Troche a little trapper and Rouville a nondescript in the employ of the fur company.
2. About a week previous four men had arrived from beyond the mountains Sublette Reddick and two others.