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Edinburgh Chronicle in Edinburgh, Midlothian

05 Nov 1759

Page 6

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Edinburgh Chronicle

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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom

Date

Nov 05, 1759

Page

6

Lottery Laws and Monuments Stir Edinburgh Chronicle Readers

A reader asks about British lottery laws and drawing openness. The editor confirms lotteries are conducted with justice under honorable oversight and promises to publish numbers and related details. The piece also discusses a proposed monument for General Wolfe and suggests an English inscription to honor his memory.

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Britain Rosarinpa Ocober Wolfe V Cornwall Westminster-abbey Gen Wolfe Swift Addison
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Fragmentary Scribbles Refer to Maker’s Diary and Epigraphs

A garbled note references a diary and epigraphs with scattered phrases about critics and a plea to produce something. It mentions numbers and appears as a damaged page with stray lines and partial words. The readable content is incomplete and lacks a clear event or identifiable individuals.

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Ode on patriot death and Wolfe's valor in war

The poem laments a son’s death in battle and honors Wolfe and patriots. It contrasts fleeting fame with lasting virtue, praising noble sacrifice for country and motherland. Britannia mourns heroic loss and the western world shares in grief.

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Chines Wolfe Britannia Isles
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Elegy on the death of General Wolfe

The poem laments General Wolfe's death with a mourner bewailing his courage and glory. It speaks of the fallen hero’s fame, sorrow of Barraun’s genius, and the nation’s grief for Wolfe’s country and virtue.

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Ger Wolfe
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