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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 07, 1771
Page
4
The verse extols a peasant living in honest labor, secure from slavery and deceit. It celebrates a cheerful, contented poor man who asks nature for what he needs, sleeps peacefully, toils in the fields, enjoys simple leisure, and dies in health and ease. Neighbors mourn him, praising his good deeds and fame.
An opinionated critique addresses abuse and calumny in party writing, urging impartial judgment and a plain code of rights for the Lower House. It discusses warrants, bail, and the enbankment bill, arguing heat and prejudice hinder reasoned debate while calling for unity and measured rhetoric.
A fragmentary 18th century letter debates moral duty and punishment over political promises. It questions whether conviction should precede punishment and condemns vanity and self interest in public office, urging candor, reasoned argument, and preservation of virtue amid controversy. It laments abuse and promotes plain, truthful writing.
A letter from Richard Oliver of Fenchurch Street dated Wednesday May expresses gratitude to the Third Regiment of Guards on duty at the Tower for their civility and politeness during his imprisonment. He praises their treatment and signs as their obedient humble servant.
Postscript notes a forthcoming concert in a Scottish style to be staged May seventh featuring eminent personages and a sequence of airs. The fragment lists names and titles linked to the pieces and suggests a formal, era-appropriate program with titles such as Airs The Madman and Peace Sweet Peace, interspersed with personages and possible stage directions.
A chaotic press summary describes a grand council at Lord Gower's in Privy Garden and hints of a secret cabinet measure to restore ministerial popularity. It notes the king's planned Portsmouth journey on June 14 and political tensions over the Durham Yard embankment bill, plus Danish and Portuguese developments, celebrations for the Lord Mayor Oliver’s release, and public displays of loyalty. Further items include appointments, ship movements, and Montreal fire relief contributions.
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