Fashion and Fops: The Rise of the Beaux in Britain
A satirical critique of fashion and its social impact. It lampoons idle fashions, fops, and the Beaux and Belles, noting fashion's grip on dress, speech, manners, and even appetites. It contrasts modernas with earlier styles, mocks Billy Dimple and his entourage, and ends with a stinging view of marriage as a commercial arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinchbeck
Tavistock-street
Houses of Lords and Commons
Bronx
London
Letter on extraordinary French generosity and nobility
A reader requests discussion of a French merchant who paid his late father's debts from his own earnings and asks if such virtue merits nobility letters and a statue. The piece argues true generosity earns silent admiration, with Justice and Generosity personified in praise of selfless aid beyond inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
A Persian Prince Learns Governance From a Shepherd Dog
A young Persian king delegates rule to a Vizir who abuses power and leads the empire toward revolt. The prince, warned by counselors, observes a shepherd hanging a dog from a tree and reflects on misfortune and leadership, fearing the consequences of failed rule.
Shepherd and Vizier Teach Persia A Governance Lesson
In a tale of loyalty and betrayal the king learns from a shepherd that a trusted official has betrayed the realm. The shepherd recounts how his dog protected the flock only to be accused of perfidy, prompting the king to punish the vizier who misused authority and to restore order under a wiser ruler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitip
Sdog
Persia
Gentle Youth Recites Poem by Grave in Rural View
A summer tour near a distant London churchyard reveals a refined youth by a fresh grave. He reads aloud lines praising a beloved, then vaults into memory, quoting a poem praising beauty and virtue. The observer notes the scene and transcribes the verses for publication.
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Fappening
London
Jelly of Black Berries for Gravel Cure
A Generau Evenine Post correspondent reports a jelly recipe said to aid dreadful gravel and stone. A long afflicted gentleman drank nightly a large nutmeg amount of the medicine, breaking stones into granules and easing voiding, with iritation to urination remaining. The method uses unripe blackberries boiled to pulp, strained, and sweetened to jelly for use.
Sketch of Human Life Through the Seasons
A brief verse in four seasons contrasts spring youth with summer vigor and autumn decline, noting spring birth, summer growth, autumn aging, and winter death as moral reflections on life’s stages.
Hodge at the Puppet Show Learns a Silent Lesson
A rustic man named Hodge visits Foote's winter puppet show and watches with attention. A Cockney mocks him, claiming the figures are living wood and wire. Hodge stares in disbelief as the crowd jeers and Macaronies roast him.
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Winter
Foote
Hodge
Rustic Hodge
Be careful how ye mock the Court and its wooden gentry
A quizzical verse from Philo-Dramatia mocks London fashion and courtly vanity. It laments beaver hats and brittle honor, comparing slow, puppet-like nobles to empty fobs and lifeless fashions. The speaker notes manipulation from above and belittles pretentious displays.
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Hodge
London
English Preacher volumes offered in ten-part set
An 18th century notice promotes The English Preacher by Rev. W. Enfield, with plans for up to ten or twelve volumes and a new fourth volume due November. Also advertised is EPSOM GENUINE MAGNESIA ALBA, praised as superior magnesia from Epsom Waters, sold in boxed sizes and distributed by multiple merchants.
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W. Enfield
J. Tohnson
St. Pauls Churchyard
Dale Ingram
Chait
Warren
Epsom- Tells
Mr. Anderson
Bookfeller
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Richardson
Fleet-street
Owen
Noyces
Arundel-street
Mr. Cecil
Bloomsbury Square
Andrews
the Admiraly
Rothwell
Bond-strest
Ms .Brot
Vauxhall
Cecil
Rainbow
Cornhill
Medicated Cure Promised for Horrific Fits in 18th Century Letter
A dated 1773 letter promotes Hallen Essence as a universal remedy with Imperial patent claims and Royal College approval. It recounts a London case of Elizabeth Bullman suffering severe fits, reportedly cured after taking the medicine, and urges further orders from a bookseller in Mullom Street.
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F.rysbeeg
M. D
J. All
Hoyal Faculty of Medicine
France
Kingdom
Europe
Doétur
Little Chapel-street
Wardour-street
Soho
Pridden
Bookfeller
Noaroo
Fleet-street
Mrs. Weller
Royal Exchange
England
College of Physicians
Bath
Elizabeth Bullman
Léfolder
London
Hallen
Effencey
Cameron
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Sezzeu
Dassi
Karine
Diogenes
Alexander
Billy
Brdlly
Smithfield
Semivirique Chori
Gerath
Caffa Colunt
Esike
Generative Wise
Post
Nan
General Evenine
Generau Evenine
Seremons
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