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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 14, 1773
Page
4
Poem of Elizabethan style praising sleep as sovereign, with references to Morpheus Apollo and the healing power of sleep. Describes night, Nature, birds, streams, and plants subdued by sleep. Ends with a call to Morpheus and a date Afeburton Sept. 6.
An 18th century catalog entry promotes works by William Hillary on medical knowledge against small-pox and a new edition of Shakespeare acting plays. It describes methods to improve medicine, disease explanations, and a premium Shakespeare edition with engravings, portraits, and notes. Subscriptions require advance addresses, with prints examined at prominent booksellers.
A 1773 letter from London recounts a journey to Rochester and Canterbury, with travel complaints about coaches and a passing tale of meeting a noble lady and companions. The writer notes social scenes at Canterbury, remarks on inns, meals, and costs, plus observations at Margate and a church sermon on Remember Lot’s Wife.
Rumors from The Hague and Copenhagen report Poland's government setup with a crown and republic sharing power and disputes over Dissidents. Daunting news from Inverness notes Boswell and Johnson touring the Highlands while Aberdeen grants Johnson freedom. Reports from Preston Lancashire cover an election in progress, shipboard mishaps near Jamaica, and a surge of crime including robberies, a brutal murder in Southwark, and theatre reform pressure from Sir John Fielding.
The edition notes that the tryouts EUSEBIUS SIMPLEX MUNDITUS and MODERA TOR are received while the rest of the Anecpores of eminent men are postponed to Saturday due to unavoidable reasons.
The document lists various stock prices and percentages for banks and Consols. Entries include 153 percent for South Sea duplicates and 3 percent for bank, with 87 percent and 34 percent noted for different years. The text mentions reduced bank stock and Consols with several percentage figures.
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