Rise of a Genius and a Mimic in Shadowed Fame
The passage observes the fleeting memory of a rising genius and the lingering influence of a famed mimic Ton Eakcourt, whose passing elicits tribute from Addison and others. It contrasts Wetton as a broader mimic of nature, echoing Rope on Shakespeare that nature spoke through him rather than he spoke from nature.
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Ton Eakcourt
Addison
Wetton
Eafe
Mr. Rope
Shakespeare
Dream on the West India trade and Jamaica loss
A long lament by a London trader over ministry errors in the North American dispute and the West India economic crisis. He recalls investing in Ceded Islands and facing ruined correspondents in Grenada Tobago St Vincent's and Dominica. A dream of privateers and Congress negotiations reveals fears of exchange tradeoffs between Jamaica Porto Rico Pensacola and Spain France Prussia. The narrator pleads for prudence as his property and capital hang in the balance.
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North America
Grenada
Tobago
St. Vincent’s
Dominica
Europe
New Islands
Thad
Philadelphia
France
Spain
Prussia
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Congress
Pensacola
Leeward Islands
Barbadoes
General Congress
Old England
Cyded
Dreamed plans for honest men opposing harm
A writer laments tangled reverie and seeks space in the paper to share thoughts and obtain support from fellow planters and merchants. He hopes to form a lawful, equitable alliance against those who would injure them, asking for encouragement and guidance from peers.
Weymouth Letters Describe Seville Ship Arrivals and Reform Attacks
From Weymouth comes news via Captain Garred of a twenty gun ship from Philadelphia bearing wheat and American produce, welcomed by Spaniards in want, yet halted before entering. the letter condemns ministry for enlisting rogues and vagabonds, urges a public subscription to defend the transport of British subjects beyond three thousand miles, citing Exhan Allen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
Thomas Spence
Garred
Seville
Philadelphia
America
Bonsur
Carnefly
Exhan Allen
Obsolete political rancor and naval troubles from a distant era
A historical broadside rails at factions under a tyrant, funds pledged to support a constitutional cause, and fears of losses for transports to Boston or Quebec. It notes prisoner treatment, naval impressments, and privateer actions, plus a mix of local crimes, marriages, and notices, including fires at Deptford corn-mills and ministerial appointments.
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Boston
Quebec
Portsmouth
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City
Yeates
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