The Moralist on the Modern Drama and Its Decline
A critic analyzes the debate over ancient versus modern drama, praising Shakespeare while arguing modern playwrights fall short. The piece cites Congreve, Sheridan, Dryden, and Young, notes the gulf in pathos and wit, and criticizes indecency in later plays. The author promises further illustration in a follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Wm. Temple
Walter Scow
Shakespeare
Aripides
Aristophanes
Shabese
Sheridan
Huinedr
Farquhar
Cumberland
Diane
Wall
Thomson
Addison
Jehosyp
Dryden
Hosshof
Ap Wathar
Tancred
Sigis
Cato
Irene
Gould
Draive
Milton
Young
Sampson Agonistes
Jacobite relics of Scotland announced by Hoggs collaborators
A notice from the Ulster Society of London announces James Kung, famed Boniface collector, has quietly pursued assembling a Jacobite relics collection. The proposed work will include Jacobite songs with original airs, manuscripts, and portraits showing the pretender era’s leaders and loyalists, drawing on the editor’s broad access and the support of notable literary figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James. Kung
Aiwbland Society of
Loman
Stuart
Hog
Famillen
Waltar Scott
King of Hayti plans English style colleges and schools
A former correspondent describes King Henri Christophe’s reforms in Sans Souci and surrounding towns. He notes four English taught academies using Lancasterian methods, with Gulliver and Dr. Stuart directing, teaching Latin and mathematics to promising youths. The writer observes rapid gains in literacy and arithmetic among locals and praises the king’s push for secular education despite political tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Royal
Permiston
Haut du Cap
Bans Souci
England
Baron Vastey
Sander Enyglixhinen
Strart
Gilliver
Dupuy
Vaastey
Limonade
Bretle
Gulliver
Thorongtty
Monel
Aberdeen
Prince Royal
Horishack
Lys Place
Accousta
Thorn
Hla
Gonaives
Port-an
Plymouth
Bree
Huar Dino
Stuart
Ani
Garepe
Straug Jou
Sans Soucio
Morelog
Fascinating Chronicle From Sans Souci and the Citadel
The letter describes the Citadel near Sans Souci with its vast plans and imagined towers, the governor Duke of Marmalade hosting a grand dinner for officers, and hints at political aims to push English and erase French influence. It notes a vast palace, treasures, and a daily Parisian envoy’s arrival, plus talk of colonized governance and the king’s language policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Mamile
Wwe
Fe Cartaloly
Bald Atrian
Daron Dupuy
Sans Sanci
d'Henry
Cavill
Saius Souci
Henry
Paris
Cave Henry
Marmalade
Barnes
Reigning European Royal Families and Their Lines
The article lists twelve Royal Families in Europe and eight other reigning houses under Grand Dukes and Princes, naming Alsace Lorraine Baden Jorraine Este Bourbon Capetian Bragoga Bragantia and more, with notes on branches and current realms. It notes Austria Tuscany Portugal Great Britain Sweden Prussia Bavaria and others, plus religious affiliations Catholic and Protestant among these houses. It also reflects a social commentary on British society and imported goods in a capital setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Alsace
Stichon
Wapasbarg Ani
Lorraine
Zarizen
Baden
Jorraine
Austria
Tuscany
Moilens
Este
Bernadotte
Scannavi
Capel
France
Bourbon
Spain
Plen
Peqvisiory
Enea
Paris
Bragaoga
Portugal
Pally
Italy
House of
Great Britain
Teelaed
Mawelek - Meen
Hohenzollern
Ghelfey
Suabis
Holstein
Rusia
Yentwark
Sweden
Grand Duchy of
Oldenbourg
House of Nassau
Netherlands
Duchy of
Namau
Ostana
Gower
Sardinia
Housa of
Tine
Huse
Wittelsbach
Bavaria
Wirtemberg
Mouses
Anhalt
Brabant
Hesse
Lit
Nassau
Wittemberg
Antalt
la Lippe
Mecklenberg
Reuss
Schwarzbourg
Waldeck
Houge
Bernuilotte
Hohbezullern
Holutela
Wettin
Misala
Mussulman
Remarkable 1818 voyage notes Atlantic drift and compass decline
A fragmentary historic account describes a voyage from Newfoundland to the Atlantic noting a ship’s drift south east for 29 days, ice fields, and a rapid pace after February. It records a magnetic needle declination from 22 deg 16 min to 92 deg 26 min by 1818, with remarks on compass behavior and distant observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tbs
Pakis
Beas
Cainpriad
Boliring
Horthy
Dhatyer
Bottyan
Tee Wien
Newfbuodland
Eise
Fanuary
Laos
Paris
la Vere
Arctic Cussorities and strange artifacts repor ted
Captain John Rosa’s recent voyage yields curiosities and natural productions. The collection includes botanical and mineral specimens, a large stone, and a remarkable white bear skin. A native sledge with bone runners, a whip of skin, and a six-piece harness is described, plus dogs and bitches with weight-bearing necks. The Royal Highness Duchess of York receives animals, seven-lid plumage, and star fixtures. The items travel to the British Museum for inspection by the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rosa
Engles
Phecn
Acalan
Ésis
Peron
Bangs Ik
London
Caplain Ross Iiss
Royal Bighcloss
York
Joseph Banks
British Museum
Kc Wn
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Moraliser
Scotland
Charlie
Baralia
Chatham
1St India Company
Logan
Wead- Suersate
Cambray
Bas
Hayti
Ile
Madjid
Amur
Wes
Torp Rangnagy
Ma. Adolpays
Lord Ranelagh
Adolphus
John Hay
Moorsom
George Perceval
É&E. Acla
Augua A
Dialon
Gloucester
Windsor Palace
Sophia
Merelay Lord Greaves
Leteral
Carration
Disbrowe vi
Windsor
Seutfier
Prince Megent
Frogmore
Aly
Coven
Sher
John Wilsh
Cavan
Priday
Charlps W. Hope
And
Chips
Prince of Wales
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