Would it not seem as if this profound indifference with which, in this country, they look upon everything that takes place outside of this island, were a punishment from Heaven?
Meanwhile, are not our causes for apprehension and our interests the same as those of the peoples of the continent ?" William III.

was a more far-sighted politician than his subjects either in England or Holland.

The States General took the same view as the English.

"Public funds and shares have undergone a rise at Amsterdam," wrote Heinsius to the King of Englaiid; "and although this rests on nothing solid, your Majesty is aware how much influence such a fact has." Louis XIV.

had lost no time in explaining to the powers the grounds of his acceptance.