Fortune and Folly Debate Power in Human Life
Read like a mock epic dialogue where Fortune and Folly claim rule over mankind. The statesman, poet, merchant, soldier, and poor are cited as subjects under their sway, with Fortune boasting lasting wealth and fame while Folly tempts with schemes and pleasures. The piece ends in a uneasy alliance as they resolve to promote each other’s causes.
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Bach
Rusk
Jove
Lucre
Acaioniz
Atefman
Rebels suffer heavy losses with prisoners executed
Postscript from Leenorx reports Corsican forces near Paris and Pont affected by French surround. Some rebels attacked, about a hundred killed or wounded, forty taken, fourteen hanged to terrify others. Matra and other chiefs return to their country. Rome and Paris items note harvest prospects and Choiseul's brief visit to court.
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Flanders
Leenorx
Corsica
Rome
Spain
Paris
Duke de Choiseul
Rebel Wars End Soon Amid Court Peace Talks
Letters from Warsaw and Rome report decisive defeats of rebel forces and captains' capture, with speculation that peace may follow. Paris-bound Archduke Maximilian to stay in Broffels until his brother arrives. Pope in Rome gravely ill and plague feared on the Barbary coast. Local notices include court appointments in Rochester and disputes over postal charges, plus market prices and river works in London.
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Zernifthen
Mitchelson
Uffa
Warsaw
Aga
Janissaries
Robult
Broffels
Maximilian
Paris
Rome
Italy
Barbary
Rocheser
Joseph Brook
Stephen Cafar Lemaitre
East-Indies
William Spice
Otaheite
Hertford
Solander
Banks
Bagnio
Westarater-hall
Putney Bridge
Richmond Gardens
Prices of Corn and Grains in Mond Mark Market
Historical price list for corn, wheat, barley, rye, oats, and flour with multiple entries and notes. Includes figures such as corn 450 555, barley 239 285, rye 210 265, oats 215, flour 448 per sack, and various other commodity prices and bank terms.
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Secone
Velnos's Original Vegetable Syrup advertises cure all
An old advertisement for Velnos’s Original Vegetable Syrup by Saffory and Co promotes a mercury free remedy claimed to treat scurvy scorbutic and various disorders, including digestive and female weaknesses. It asserts safety from mineral ingredients, affiliation with Mr De Velnes, and nationwide delivery from London to Ireland with stated addresses and delivery terms.
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Amelia
Mr. Hemet
W. Bailey
Cockpurdtreet
Haymarket
J. Price
Leadenhall-freet
London
Purdie
Batti
Laffery
Yid
H.saffry
Sttjames
Maxi
Gaprpronstreet
Sohoggndof Lane
Neat
Aldgate
Great-Britain
Ireland
Carrie
Jersey
Saffory
Pines
Ieenfon
Bose Mer
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Hn’ Hooper
John
Joseph
Benjamin Hooper
John Hooper
Cluer Dicey and Co
Francis Newbery
Postscript
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Prince Gallitzin
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Likbos
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Barham Downs
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Queen’s-square
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Butler
Lancastercourt
Hampstead
Thames-street
John Newman
Melksham
Wiltshire
Mfr
Chamberlayne
Little Ilford
Chelmsford
Birmingham
Jont Salmon
Duke of Buccleugh
Thomas Stevens
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Cranmore
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Alcetter
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Ross Fair
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Suffolk
London-Drndge
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Silat India
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Lane
India
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Oran Hospital
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Corie Hill
Reed
Sir Charles Afeiil and Co
Lmbyd’ Street
Melis
Boldero, Carter, and Carte Hee
Coutts, Strand
Drummond
d@o. CaringeS
Hanbury and Co
Lombard
Hreecy
Sir Charles
Raymond
Birchininé
Braintree
Essex
Grant
Henry
Magnesia Alba
Alba
Manchester
J. Johnson
St. Paul's Church Yard
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St. James's
Mr. Henry
Royal College
Wr. Henry