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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 07, 1773
Page
2
The fragment critiques frequent detentions of bakers for underweight bread and questions honesty in market practices. It references attention to meat, trifles, and domestic regulation, noting the wife’s awareness of authenticities and the broader regulatory focus on domestic concerns.
The piece recounts the life of William Wycherley, his birth in Shropshire, royal favor under Charles II, marriage to the Countess of Ranelagh, and later severities including confinement and debt. It notes his dramatic works, a later pension from the king, and his death in December 1716 after a life marked by scandal, court intrigue, and literary contributions.
An elderly speaker expresses a simple, rustic wish for a tranquil late life. He asks for a modest home, clean hearth, comfortable bed, nourishing food, loyal friends, gentle company, and freedom from conflict. He seeks piety, honesty, lawful conduct, and scrupulous conscience to sustain him in old age.
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