text_original: / Like Canning he was an ardent Liberal in foreign politics ; a deter  I mined foe to continental absolutism. A devoted friend of oppressed I or struggling nationalities, he was the creator of Belgium, the 7 1865] LORD PALMERSTON 335 patron of Greece, the friend of Italy.
text_transcription: LIKE CANNING HE WAS AN ARDENT LIBERAL IN FOREIGN POLITICS A DETERMINED FOE TO CONTINENTAL ABSOLUTISM A DEVOTED FRIEND OF OPPRESSED OR STRUGGLING NATIONALITIES HE WAS THE CREATOR OF BELGIUM THE PATRON OF GREECE THE FRIEND OF ITALY
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