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Its meaning is locked up from the profane vulgar, and distributed only by the high priests of the temple." (Ib.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Its meaning is locked up from the profane vulgar, and distributed only by the high priests of the temple." (Ib.”
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Beveridge uses a metaphor to describe how the true meaning of the Constitution is kept from the general public.
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Genius, and learning, and consummate skill, Moulding each thought, obedient to the will; Affections pure, as e'er warmed human breast, And love, in blessing others, doubly blest; Virtue unspotted, uncorrupted truth, Gentle in age, and…
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