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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 11, 1767
Page
4
The writer argues that sowing a field with thistles yields bad corn, as with people. If a nation educates its youth in virtuous principles, the state will flourish. if raised viciously, it will bring contempt, ruin, and misery. The piece stresses that a Commonwealth’s fate follows natural and providential laws, with honest discourse concluding in a sign-off.
A writer signing as a Freeman and Freeholder asks the London Evening-Post for support in proposing a plan to Election MPs. He urges that new MPs swear to remove the wheat and grain bounty when elected and to keep grain prices over five shillings per bushel low by capping beef and other meats at three pence per pound.
A letter comments on a question about screening a murderer as felony under law and biblical precedent. It condemns smuggling wool and silk to France, notes knitting trade decline, and calls for leaders to reform. Additional items include verses about Betsey and a Portsmouth scene.
Poetic fragment lamenting absence and longing for a loved one’s return from voyage. The speaker voices pain from separation, asking what compels heart to yearn and crave reunion.
A fragmentary verse excerpt notes that love is not true desire but friendship’s quiet fire guiding souls. It mentions a sailor shipwreck voyage from Portsmouth, sailed July 12, 1767, and contrasts temperate affection with restless passion.
A London Evening Post fragment reports on Chloe's charm and potential suitors, with verse notes and social chatter. It also covers political figures, parliament moves, ambassador visits, court arrivals, trade items, criminal notices, and local incidents across London and northern towns, with market prices, ship news, and weather hints.
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