Burns Philp was to incur public odium in the most notorious case in Queensland concerning blackbirding.

Their [studies'] chiefe vſe for paſtime is in priuateneſſe and retyring: […]

A second distinguishing feature, Shackleton contends, is that the separation of powers also stresses the checking and balancing of one power against another, whereas the mixed state combines all interests solely to prevent or stall the inevitable degeneration of government, not to check power.

… nor hunger felt / Till thoſe days ended, hunger'd then at lasſt / Among wild Beaſts …