Moralizing Poems and Political Intrigue in 18th Century Fragment
A dense, fragmented venting piece blends moral reflections with political gossip and classical references. It laments vice, extols virtue, and interleaves theatrical epistles with notices of royal courts, parliamentary maneuvering, and society events, including travel, finance, and theater-like intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camberwell
Benedié
Fmues
Regulus
Swiferland
Fraudulent Patent Medicine Ad and Farm Book Offer
An 18th century advertisement warns of a counterfeit Dr Watker patent medicine with false seals and vows to expose the deception. It lists bottles sold at various shops and promotes Key's Antiscorbutic Fluid with attestations from faculty. It also announces next issue of The Complete Farmer promoting farming methods, bees, gardening, and prints from London printers and booksellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key
Exchange-Alley
Chandos-Street
Covent Garden
Lewis
Ruffel-Street
M.berry
Manchester
Smyth
Hereford
Bennett
Coventry
Mefl
Aris and Co
Birmingham
Mir. Gore
Taverpoole
Mr. Monk
Chester
Mr. Key
Linneus
Chateauvieux
Marquis of
Turbilly
Platt
Evelyn
Worlidge
Mortimer
Tull
Ellis
Millar
Hall
Lille
Rocque
Mills, &c
Society For the Encouragement of Arts
London
Society For
S. Crowder
Coote
King’s Arms
Paternoster Row
F. Blythe
Royal
Oxford
Cambridge
York
Newcastle
Dublin
Bristol
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Cafar
Cato
Boft
Phoebus
Jay
Damus
L. T
S. S
C. Y
L.L
Flanders
Madrid
Cardinal de la Cerda
the Indies
Florence
Rome
Fane
Naples
Turin
Anne- Jeannerra
Hesfe-Rheinfels
Effen
Pol Héxena
Christina
Charlotte-Louisa
Brunswick-Wolfembattle
Berlin
Wilhelminba
Prussia
Paris
Count de Clermont
Carolina Matilda
Denmark
Wales
Baron Bothmar
Rochfort
Pierc’d
Secretary of Salés Office
Howard
Minorca
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
Hudson’s Bay
Charlee Saulery
S Bay
C. Ganymede
Bolingbroke
Bay
Conan
Buckle
Charles Bunbury
Garysfori
M. Little
Whitburn
Br. H. Foxhunter
Mr. Mackanglly
Prescot
Mr. Scroop
War
Ingram
Mr. Mills
Mr. Waller
Ld. Grosvenor
H. Flath
Scroop
M. Herminia
Bridge
Ch. m
Mr. Williamson
Mr. Hadfan
C. Dart
Brown
Robin
Thistlewall
Gloucestershire
Jenny
Grosvenor
Flath
Whitechaple
Westminster-bridge
Tras
Moorfields
India
China
Taylr
Rotterdam
St. George
Ottle
Mandell
Mary
Armstrong
Wyburgh
Shields
Deal
The
Downs
Cruizer Bloop
Wind
S. W
South Sea
Bk Red
Navy
Exch. Buls Long Ann
London Bridge
Wat
Dottor Wacker
Fleet-Lane
Soratte
Beecery Uy Vincit Veritas