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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 25, 1787
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment describes a Latin Protogue and Epilogue at Weiminster School, with references to Dickens and Bertani. The text wanders through rehearsals, vows, and debates, noting residents, neighbors, and December nights as speakers’ aims, public mood, and rustic scenes unfold.
A long, glossed verse passage recounts a soldier’s memories of campaigns, imprisonment, and schooling as he travels from Bashaw bondage to military service. It laments English professional danger and laments the damage of war while contrasting freedoms with subjugation. The speaker reflects on past exploits, battles, and the lure of travel, ending with a note of reflective leisure.
The speaker reflects on aging and the fading vigor of youth while valuing simple retirement life. He contrasts early ambitions with later peace, noting that home comforts and contentment replace restless striving. The piece laments deceitful winds of fortune and cherishes steady, modest well being.
A 1787 letter from Rev. Robert Boucher Nickolis urges abolition, argues humane treatment could replace the need for slaves, cites Barbadian estate practices, and contends warping profits justify ending the trade. The writer cites Macmanon and Mapp cases, argues climate and cruelty yield more slaves, and appeals to Parliament, moral duty, and Christian ethics.
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