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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 15, 1763
Page
4
A garbled digest of imports and stock figures alongside London theatre listings. Mentions French and British brandy shortages, ship arrivals from Jamaica and Hispaniola, and stock quotes for India, Old Ann, and government bonds. Also lists performances at Covent Garden Hay Market and Drury Lane and weekly casualty tallies.
This Day was publish’d, corrected by Thomas, Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. It offers twenty short dialogues explaining Christianity for readers who misunderstand the faith. An annexed tract provides family devotions and the Lord’s Supper guidance. A French translation is available. The books appear in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge catalogue.
A historic Monitor piece argues against maintaining a standing army in peacetime. It cites Richard II, Henry VII, and Cromwell era events, detailing how mercenary forces led to tyranny, parliamentary resistance, and eventual constitutional upheaval. The essay promises a continuation.
A mock eighteenth century verse piece by GA Stevens lampoons quack remedies and courtly vanity with lines on Elixir Argent and its effects. It interleaves song, prologue notes by Mr. Woodward, and reflections on change in a theatre Benefit performance excerpt.
A fragment reflecting on Feodward and his tricks, his parry and distorted features, a restless smile, and scornful air. It laments public laughter and private faults, pleading for mercy while invoking the grave, a mask to hide folly and vanity under scrutiny.
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