A Treatise of Civil Power
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A Treatise of Civil Power is a poetry collection by Geoffrey Hill that explores politics, history, and moral responsibility through his characteristically dense and allusive verse.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21260644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Treatise of Civil Power Context triple: [Geoffrey Hill, notableWork, A Treatise of Civil Power]
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The True Law of Free Monarchies
The True Law of Free Monarchies is a political treatise by King James VI and I that defends the doctrine of the divine right of kings and argues for the absolute authority of monarchs.
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B.
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings is a 17th-century political treatise that defends the divine right of kings and patriarchal, absolute monarchy against emerging theories of popular sovereignty.
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An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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On the Origin of Civil Power
On the Origin of Civil Power is the standard English title of Pope Leo XIII’s 1881 encyclical Diuturnum Illud, which examines the divine foundation and moral responsibilities of political authority.
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Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil
"Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil" is a 1651 political philosophy treatise by Thomas Hobbes that argues for a powerful sovereign authority as the basis of social order and civil peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Treatise of Civil Power Target entity description: A Treatise of Civil Power is a poetry collection by Geoffrey Hill that explores politics, history, and moral responsibility through his characteristically dense and allusive verse.
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A.
The True Law of Free Monarchies
The True Law of Free Monarchies is a political treatise by King James VI and I that defends the doctrine of the divine right of kings and argues for the absolute authority of monarchs.
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B.
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings
Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings is a 17th-century political treatise that defends the divine right of kings and patriarchal, absolute monarchy against emerging theories of popular sovereignty.
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C.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
-
D.
On the Origin of Civil Power
On the Origin of Civil Power is the standard English title of Pope Leo XIII’s 1881 encyclical Diuturnum Illud, which examines the divine foundation and moral responsibilities of political authority.
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E.
Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil
"Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil" is a 1651 political philosophy treatise by Thomas Hobbes that argues for a powerful sovereign authority as the basis of social order and civil peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
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