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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 15, 1771
Page
4
A fragmentary critique of Foote as a poet whose satirical pen reveals "ev’ry evil" and even dares to please by playing the devil. The speaker mocks Foote, calling him Belzebub's imp and questioning his claim to poetical fame.
Curate records a quarrel with a prebendary over treaths and wealth. The speaker laments labor and drought, arguing drones riot while he toils. He recalls ancient vengeance in nature with locusts and worms devouring crops as a moral digression.
The excerpt shows a mock debate between Steevens and Johnson about the fatal flaws in Hamlet criticism. Steevens defends his editor and dictionary, urging not to fear critics while Johnson cites passages from Hamlet and references the Critical Reviewers to challenge authorship and interpretation.
In the General Evening Post, June 7, 1771, readers witness a satirical clash over Shakespearean emendations and poetical authority. The piece mocks critics and lauds a Danish king’s virtue while urging the printer to preserve the moral voice in royal conduct and public justice.
Mr Stamford announces he will not offer his son Mr Joan Grey as a candidate in Lancaster, citing unforeseen interests and aiming to preserve peace in the county. He thanks the gentlemen, clergy, and freeholders for their affiance and goodwill, dated Durham June 10, 1771.
From the Empire May 31 reports no peace in sight despite conferences with Vienna Berlin and Constantinople. Imperial forces advance toward Hungary and Transylvania while boasting of Wallachia. Kings of Versailles and Stockholm influence suspected, guards tight in Ireland against French and Spanish recruiters. A Venetian squadron in the Adriatic, Czarinade in St Petersburg, and arrests of Britons in Paris noted. Wilkes election aims, sheriff race intrigue, and police at coffee houses offering bribes. Social reform topics on marriage luxury and gaming surface amid militia plans for Scotland. Ship wrecks Nantucket and Stettin, sheep theft in Islington, and minor crimes with market prices and bonds listed.
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