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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jul 28, 1823
Page
2
A literary fragment recounts passages from Byron and related verse on love, power, and fate. It weaves reflections on Cleopatra, Suwarrow and battle scenes, with dramatic tableaux of women and warriors, ending in a vivid siege, sacrifice, and moral meditation.
A humorous discussion on renaming historical figures by current trades. The piece imagines Homer as a coal merchant, Caesar as a grocer, Alexander as a hatter, and many others, placing ancient names into contemporary urban roles to poke fun at chronology and social change. The tale moves through various figures, with playful anachronisms and witty contrasts, ending amid snatches of farce about a street deal and police intervention.
A tale from the Duchess Angouleme recounts cruel neglect of a sick Dauphin left alone in a bolted room with filth and no light or care, while a Mancester Guardian note adds a humorous Lancaster Lunatic Asylum incident where a parish officer’s detaining order sparks a chaotic escape plot.
A London sale directed by the Court of Chancery offered prized relics linked to Garrick and Shakespeare. Items included a mulberry tree pedestal medallion and a Hogarth designed elbow chair, carved with Shakespeare motifs, sold for substantial sums. the British Museum trustees were not purchasers.
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