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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 30, 1773

Page

2

A Pronurce of the pRESENT CENTURY debate letter

An anonymous correspondent, signing as a Citizen of the last Century, attacks a Gentler editor and citizenry for moral decline. He laments changes from Elizabethan times, mocks apprentices and masters, and urges restraint by the upper classes, predicting no reform in the present or future.

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Shakespearean echoes in early English drama and criticism

An antiquated critique traces the influence of Shakespeare on later dramatists like Fletcher and Milton, noting The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream as paragons. It discusses The Sea Voyage The Faithful Shepherdess and The Goblins, and mentions Ben Jonson's sharp critique, plus early sailing jargon in stage dialogue.

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Journey from Munich to Vienna by Danube Rafts

Excerpted travel note describes a trip from Munich to Vienna along the Danube and its rapid, multi channeled river reach. It explains raft passage though Bavaria’s woods, with cabins for passengers costing about four florins. The author departs Munich at two in the afternoon, finding heat intense and cabins uncomfortable under a blazing sun.

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Waterways and weather on a Danube float voyage to Passau

The narrator describes a harrowing voyage by improvised float from Munich through Freising Landshut and Dingolfing, detailing persistent rain and thunder storms, near freezing cold, insufficient provisions, and rough Danube currents with rock formations. He notes Bavarian bells, fear of lightning, and a perilous night afloat before reaching Vilshofen and highlighting the salt trade with Saltzburg and Passau amid the river’s swift flow.

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