Cooper, Samuel:

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A SERMON UPON OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF OUR LATE SOVEREIGN, GEORGE THE SECOND. PREACH'D BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY FRANCIS BERNARD, ESQ.... Memorial sermon preached by Samuel Cooper before the Governor and the colonial House of Representatives, upon the death of King George II of England. The author lauds the King's achievements, including the ending of the French and Indian War, saying, "May Canada ever remain annexed to the British Dominion, a Monument of the glory of our late Sovereign's Reign, and a pledge of the still greater prosperity of the Nation, in the security and growth of its Colonies!"

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