subject
English, 17.08.2021 16:20 eross92604

Examine the usage of the words bequeath and posterity in this excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Then complete the sentences that follow. The authority of Great Britain over this continent, is a form of government, which sooner or later must have an end: And a serious mind can draw no true pleasure by looking forward, under the painful and positive conviction that what he calls "the present constitution" is merely temporary. As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity.

According to Paine, the government of Great Britain will bequeath
to the colonists.

He also implies that the posterity

ansver
Answers: 3

Another question on English

question
English, 21.06.2019 13:30
Which sentence from exploring the titanic best indicates the author’s enthusiastic tone at the end of the passage? now, finally, i went to my bunk to get some sleep. when i awoke, it was nighttime, and the good ship knorr was steaming quietly and steadily to our home. they had paid a big price over the years during my long months away from home, but they’d never once complained. as we came into port, i couldn’t believe my eyes.
Answers: 1
question
English, 21.06.2019 18:00
What is the problem with the following sentence: cameron, who has an extreme and unreasonable suspicion of other people and their motives, suffers from paranoia which is a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur, was absolutely sure that someone was following him even though he was absolutely alone and hadn't seen a car for miles and miles.
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 02:00
What do technical writers need to do when using an image?
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 04:50
Match the term to the correct example. 1. allusion juliet: else would i tear the cave where echo lies, / and make her airy tongue more hoarse than 2. imagery chorus: that fair for which love groan’d for and would die, / with tender juliet match’d, is now not fair. 3. personification friar laurence: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; / too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. 4. foreshadowing romeo: the brightness of her cheek would shame those stars / as daylight doth a lamp.
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Examine the usage of the words bequeath and posterity in this excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sen...
Questions
question
World Languages, 29.09.2019 23:50
Questions on the website: 13722367