The Murder and Mercy in Moses Tale
A dramatic scene unfolds with a soldier, a boy and an old man in a secluded grove where a purse of gold is found. The soldier steals the gold, kills the old man in rage, and Moses hears a divine dialogue in which God explains the murder’s justice and the need to fear providence. The tale ends with a moral on virtue and divine retribution. It closes with a satirical sketch of Butter’s Character of a Horse-courser, describing traits, tricks, and the feints of quackery in horse dealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thade
Moses
Ani
Jehovah
Mosés
September publications list from a 18th century imprint
A catalog of pamphlets and prints with prices including letters to generals and public figures, a defense of English policy, theatre notices, sermons, satirical prints, and Hogarth pieces. Names include Sackville, Ligonier, Gackville, Garrick, and Byng, reflecting wartime and cultural discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ligonier
George Sackville
Minden
Plutarch
Adm
Byng
G. S
France
Garrick
Winter
Bradbury
General Pompadour
England
Hogarth
Four mails from Holland and Turkish edicts on Santiots
Constantinople reports an order forbidding the Venetian consul from protecting Santiots in the Archipelago. The Grand Signior aims to reduce them to triousaries like other subjects. Smyrna notes plague has ceased. Rome mentions Cardinals promotions likely delayed. Naples cites plans for the Duke of Calabria to become Prince of Asturias and the youngest brother as King of Naples with a regency appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Smyrna
Rome
Naples
Calabria
Asturias
Farentum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edinburgh Chronicle
St Peter’s
Westminster
St Bartholomew
Smithfield
Marshal Belleisle
Marshal de Contades
Paddington
John Ketch
L. G. Sackville
L—d—p
the Times
Flavian
Fastion
Lord Gackville
Holland
FURKY
Italy
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