A Trip to Portsmouth and Chinese Inhabitants Description
A fragment from a story opens with Sir Flimsey and his kept mistress en route to Portsmouth, then shifts to a long, critical travelogue describing China’s people, customs, attire, housing, food, and social practices, including infant exposure, marriage piracy, and peculiar beauty standards, with further notes on a new Lacombre oak and a Portsmouth theatre scene full of sailors, officers, and comic characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saude
Dn Intetios
Hue
Europes
Almos
Fort
Exeter
William Lyncombe
St. Thomas
Flimsey
Portsmouth
Imkle
Lady Macdonald
Monsieur
Signor Giorgi
Sir Flimfey
Old Inkle
Bimsey
Mr. Speer
Groanly
Planting of rare timber in Cornwall and Somerset
In a discussion on trees, the author notes a similarity between the heaven of this dak and iron or wainscot, suggesting a descendant from that species though different from others. Several gentlemen in this neighbourhood and in Cornwall and Somerset have planted them, and they thrive in four soils. [PkL Trans.]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe
Bourhood
Cornwall
Somerset
Sailor Song of Liberty and Battle Chants
An old sea ballad celebrates Britannia and the sovereigns of the sea. Sailors proclaim freedom and unity, praising King George and the fleet. They boast of victories at Quebec and Crown Point, mock French tunes, and vow to defend home and church with cannonade and cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Exeunt
Britannia
Alfred
Henry
Edward
William
Brunswick
Britain
Mr. Bannikrer
Havre
Slamm
Quebec
George
Phaedrus Latin Fables New Cambridge Edition for Beginners
The Monthly Review notes a refined Second Edition of Phedrus with three parts. It includes the original text, a translation styled like Lilly’s Grammar with emended vowel accents, and a Paring Index to help beginners learn pronunciation. Published by E. Johnson in Ludgate Street for Cambridge scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Phaidrus
Bishop Hare
Bentley
Lilly
E. Johnson
Avemary-lane
Ludgate-street
Phedrus
Monthly Review
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CuiNa
China
Peking
Canton
Europe
Imall
Jota Zephaniah Holwell
Flr.s
Miss Atkinson
Mr. Bannister
Hersk
Chace
Monsieurs
London Gazette
Winchester
J. de London
Eadatieo
Middlesex
Surry
Hertford
Bedford
Huntingdon
Northarpton
Rutland
Leicester
Nottingham
Derby
Scafford
Salop
Hereford
Worcester
Warwick
Gloucester
Wilts
Tom
Berks
Oxford
Bucks
Essex
Norfolk
Lincoln
York
Durham
Northumberland
Cumberland
Westmorland
Lancashire
Cheshire
Monmouth
Someret
Devon
Meee
Dorset
Hampshire
Sussex
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North Wales
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