American Liberty Debate and British Colonial Policy
A critical lampoon on Britons opposing colonial welfare and the Livery’s pro American stance. The piece argues sovereignty lies with Britain, condemns pacified talk as insufficient, and cites Pennsylvania's answer to conciliatory schemes while urging clear separation of Canada’s laws. It condemns despotism claims and calls for a durable conciliation before war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
America
Pennsylvania
House of Commons
Despotim
Shost
Canada
Opifex
The Art of Enjoying Life in a Rural Mirror
The writer contemplates the phrase Scavoir Vivre meaning living well, contrasts views from pleasure to business, and visits a friend near London renowned for liberal hospitality and cultivated taste. He praises the family’s domestic happiness, education of children, and benevolence, arguing rural pleasures outweigh city dissipation.
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Mier
Hig Norse
London
Moliere anecdote and a sober baron’s ambush of death
An anecdote describes Moliere at a country house near Paris where guests drink and plot to drown themselves. Baron, sober, persuades them to delay and consider a sunnier, wiser plan. Moliere urges orderly conduct and jokes about sharing the act but ultimately sleep restores them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moliere
Miles
Paris
Lfe
Chapelle
Dr Prigttley’s Introductory Essays to Hartley’s Theory
A compact note introduces Dr Prigttley’s early critique of Hartley’s ideas on the human mind. The piece previews key arguments about association, sensory input, and mind development, framing the discourse in a late nineteenth century philosophical context.
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Prigttley
Hartley
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