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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 29, 1786
Page
1
A fragmented poem reflects on faded beauty and aging. It critiques vanity and the transient charm of youth, contrasting time’s passage with moral and artistic guidance. The speaker urges wisdom and restraint, condemning reckless indulgence and hollow display.
Faint diction and archaic imagery describe the filly Anacreon Nut. Her graceful neck and violet blue eyes are praised amid lyrical praise comparing her to spring. The verse urges cautious admiration and warns against reckless attempts to woo the charming maid.
Abstract of a 1777 royal patent awarded to Robert Grobbr for Fr iars Drops, a remedy claimed to cure venereal disease, scurvy, rheumatism, strangury, and gleets without mercurial pills. The text describes renewal options, sale in London warehouses, and endorsements by medical names of the era.
A damaged notice warns that fake stamps linked to Dr James’s Power and taxed wares are sold by Thomas Dicey and others. It alleges counterfeit stamps imitate official engravings and urges buyers to beware of authenticity.
Extracts discuss American trade weakness in Congress, the Mosquito coast dispute, and British Mediterranean commerce. Letters describe potential fisheries value, Latin links, and European alliances, with commentary on Scotland’s emigration and public support for a fisheries fund.
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