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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 26, 1767
Page
4
The text weaves quarrelsome remarks about the Duke of Ormond, Scottish intruders, and titled lords, alongside a prayer in sickness and reflections on health, fate, and virtue. It includes a satirical poem addressing grievances, a verse about land and peace, anti-tax discourse, and an intelligence brief noting a Budget plan to raise 200000 without extra taxes.
A fragmented verse sequence describes a wanderer amid town folly and social scenes. Reflections on youth, pleasure, and virtue surface as the speaker contemplates love, marriage, and social spectacle, with a rustic beloved contrasting town temptations and the promise of truth.
London dispatch reports the Earl of Chatham’s improving health and expected return to town early next week. Also noted are House of Commons sternly cleared to members, New York’s loyal submission to royal injunctions, Dutch concern over Surinam, transport vessel deals, a Mephistophelian debate about Methodists, recent marriages and deaths, a devastating workhouse fire in Chester, robberies, and theatrical listings with prices and stocks.
The notice lists currencies and exchange values across Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburg Paris Bordeaux Cadiz Madrid Bilboa Leghorn Genoa Venice and Dublin per ounce. Figures show 35 Dit Sign for Amsterdam, 34 7/ Rotterds, 35 1 for Antwerp, 1-half Uf for several cities, with varying prices and per ounce quotes across the period.
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