Retrogade

,—the sudden overturning of an arbitrary government by the People. Tyrants change a free government into a despotic one, by slow gradations; but it is a comfortable reflection to the patriot, that a united nation can overthrow in a moment the work of whole ages of Tyrants. The Revolution of 1688, no good and wise man can applaud. It was the despicable patch-work of a few addle-pated, whig noblemen. The People soon found they had only made an exchange of Tyrants; in fact it was out of the frying-pan into the fire.