The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Bio: Elizabeth Thomas, a poet, was born in London, the only child of Elizabeth Osborne, aged 16, and lawyer Emmanuel Thomas, aged 60. Her father died when she was an infant, leaving Osborne to take care of her.
