The Holy Mountain of Montferrat Described by a Wanderer
A letter from QuaLBioro dated December 8 1775 portrays the Holy Mountain of Montferrat near Barcelona Catalonia as a singular natural wonder. The writer climber describes the convent at mid height with its jewels and holy image and recounts hermits lodging above the clouds. He notes a blind man and a birds supporting hermit, the generous aid of the convent to pilgrims and the routine of a monastery upheld by charity.
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Qualbioro
Blue Mountains
Jamaica
England
Montferrate
Adal Ap Rhys
Barcelona
Principality of
Catalonia
Neustra Segnora
Pere Pascal
Memoirs of Sterne Life and Family from Letters
From the late Reverend Laurence Sterne's letters, published by his daughter O Sterne. Notes on Sterne’s descendants, a lieutenant in Handaside's regiment, marriage to Agnes Hebert widow of a captain, and family connections in Flanders during Queen Anne's wars. Mentions a father-in-law named Nurtle and a grievous son described as whelp. The family, if any remains, live now.
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Sterne
Laurence Staxraze
O.ger Sterne
R Sterne
Handaside
Agnes Hebert
Nurtle— Tho
Flanders
Nuttle
Fragmented Autobiography of a Soldier's Family in 18th Century Ireland
An elderly narrator recounts a perilous, multinational life of a soldier family. From Clonmel to Dunkirk, Dublin, Wicklow, and the Isle of Wight the tale follows battles, emigration, shipwrecks, and siege. Key figures include the father a regiment officer and his sisters Anne Catharine Deyiseher, and the narrator, with travels through Exeter Plymouth Wicklow and Port Antonio.
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Clonmel
Dunkirk
Mary
Liffe
Flanders
Dublins
Tre~land
Elvington
York
Roger Jaques
Dublin
Jesus
Exeter
Liverpool
Plymouth
Joram
Britol
Ireland
Isle of Wight
Spain
Milford Haven
Bristol
Hampshire
Wicklow
Isle of Wil
Anne
Bublin
Wales
Devitcher
Col. Devitcher
Animo
Carrickfergus
Progheda
Mullengar
Wes
Sterne
Deyiseher
Byimy
Susan
Halifax
University
Gibraltar
Phillipe
Jamaica
Port Antonio
Family Memoir and a Life in Yorkshire and York
An elderly cleric recalls a long life filled with fatigue and disappointments, noble generosity from loved ones, a forbidden name written in school, and a circle of kin. He traces schooling, university days, a courtship with a wife who blessed him with fortune, church livings in Sutton and Stillington, and later moves to York London and beyond for health, travel to France and Italy, and the hope his daughter Lydia may read these memories. The narrative ends with a personal note to Lydia seeking curiosity and kindness.
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Falifax
Eianot
Choolmster
Peferment
Thie University
Mr. H
York
Sutton
Lawrey
Stillington
Yorkshire
Stilfington
London
Coxwould
France
Italy
England
Lydia
Articles of Faith of a Roman Patriot Resolve
A fragmentary declaration praising ancient Roman virtues. It extols courage for country, public welfare over private gain, disinterested friendship, and faultless integrity. It asserts conscience as judge, gods as worthy, liberty as a blessing, and honesty as common. It vows virtue over pleasure and regards dissenters with pity.
The Creed of a Modern British Patriot
A terse denunciation of self interest guiding political leaders. The text asserts that personal gain justifies any means to remove the present Ministry and secure power, dismissing concern for fellow subjects, civil war casualties, or national welfare, in pursuit of personal income and influence.
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America
Faiths of a cynical politician in a bygone era
A speech reveals a hardened creed where conscience is denied, religion dismissed, and liberty mocked. The speaker proclaims gold’s supremacy, that every man has a price, and political apostasy is virtuous for gain. Loyalty is to power, not principle, aiming for office and pension regardless of ethics.
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Shell
Anecdote of G-LLL Biss in Vienna on a Harpsichord
An anecdote recalls G L L Biss traveling to Petersurgy where four nobles tried to coerce her to sing for their entertainment. She refused, demanding a clear object, and sang an air unaided, praising her own artistry. The nobles apologized, but she remonstrated that they treated her like animals and used a monkey prop to mock her performance.
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Vienna
Petersurgy
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Grignion, Walker, &c
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Wallis and Stonehouse
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Mr Dalby
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Welbeck
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Francis Newbes
St. Paul
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