Memoirs of the Marquis of Pombal
Subtitle: With Extracts from His Writings, and from Despatches in the State Paper Office, Never Before Published. Volume 2
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: February 2, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781402177675
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political; Biography & Autobiography / Royalty
First sentence: UNDER a weak or unsettled government, there are no abuses more difficult to reform than those connected with finance and the collection of the revenue.