London Pleasure and a Country Monmouthshire Escape
A husband tortures his wife with a rapid round of London entertainments to tire her into preferring home life. After a friend witnesses the strain, a plan is hatched to spare her by delaying pleasures, leading to a return to Monmouthshire as they depart together contentedly.
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Nancy
Christie’s
Lever’s
Hyde-park
Kensington-gardens
Garrick
Ranelagh
Tshion
Monmouthshire
London
Deane
Chartie’s
de Cartiaze
Chick
Strancer
Toys Hound
Ag Miles
Southwark
Westminster
Editor questions transportation to hard labour for felons
A letter argues against harsher punishment by transporting felons to hard labour on the Thames cleansing project. It quotes a critic asking why private wrongdoers should fear harsher laws if public bullies who ruin reputations are spared. The writer labels such brutalities as barbaric and unchristian.
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Thames
Ingratitude Toasts at Hellish Banquet
The passage depicts demons praising Ingratitude as the queen of vices. In a revelry toast, they extol her as the embodiment of Hell, declaring that virtue falters beside her. Her image is burned on a breast as she inspires dominion over Hell and earth with a chorus declaring her infamous.
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Gataan
Beelzebub
Baal
Earth
Rhae
Thammuz
Madam Lu
Hell
Thade
Notice of Boltons Scurvy Cure by Marchant Drops
Stephen Bolton of Lancashire writes to Mr Norton a testimonial dated April 30 1776 from London praising Marchant's Drops for curing a five year scurvy and restoring health and activity with age noted as exception.
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Marchant
Leece
Lancashire
Stephen Bolton
Tom
Church+Street
Westminster
John
Williams
Southampton-street
Strand
East-India
Norton
Galden
Square
Piccadilly
London
Ben
Fox
John Norton
Kearfs
Mabey
Shorty
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Rule
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Fleet-street
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Haymarket
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