Speech of Lawyer BrIEF in Gloucester Journal
The passage critiques a lawyer’s tediously prolix speech in court, mocking his endless rhetoric. It ridicules prevarication and circumbendibus phrasing, noting the judge’s impatience as the discourse ends.
Letter From Orleans Relates to St George and Clive
A 1752 letter from Orleans narrates gossip about the young Chevalier de St George and Prince Charles's household, then shifts to praise for Robert Clive’s defense of Arcot and the English surge in India. It notes French intentions in the East with Dupleix and hints at governance reforms and social morals raised by the era.
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