True Nobility and False Praise in a Moral Lesson
A late 18th or early 19th century letter argues that true nobility lies in virtue and piety, not title. It critiques peers who lack religious reverence, urges readers to seek God’s wisdom, and quotes scripture on the afterlife while praising sincere faith over worldly rank. The piece condemns rash curiosity about eternity and calls for moral reform and reverent conduct.
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Berne
Sip
Ore
Jona
Ciin
Visionary empty greatness and a dying man tale
An 18th century letter to the London Evening Post recounts a dying man sending for a minister to administer the sacrament. The clergyman declines, citing a prior obligation, leaving the sick man without clergy or prayers as he dies. the writer laments this neglect by a Gentleman of cloth.
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London Evening-Post
Meres
Divine
Mock siege at Barbaresi academy ends in capitulation
Amanda writes from Polmouth of a late mock siege where Barbaresi's forces and eight young gentlemen trained for war fought over a citadel. The attackers applied constant approaches but failed to storm, capitulation terms were granted, and the cadets marched out with honors to cheers from a vast crowd. A Captain's guard now mans the dockyard stores at night, saving 31. a day.
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Amanda
Barbaresi
Epistle to a Lady in Hertfordshire Concluded
The epistle to a lady in Hertfordshire, concluded, did not come to bund till aft night.
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Hertfordshire
Bund
Polish Grandees Shift to Majority Amid Polish Affairs
London despatches report Polish opposition leaders crossing to the Majority. a letter from the Bishop of Cracow suggests a recess signing. News from Hamburg, Warsaw, and Jamaica notes Russian chancellors, Polish boyar corps, Indian troubles, and French settlements in Hispaniola. Security and trade updates include ship movements, overseas provisions, and local incidents near Derby and Plymouth with minor robberies and a brigantine dog guarding cargo.
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Sostyk
Cattalan
Warsaw
Cracow
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New- York
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
d’Aitaing
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Corsica
Isand
Plymouth
Siily
Lifton
M‘laurin
Almott
Westbury
Edex
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Next Christimas
Bateman
John Sinclair
St. George’s Helds
Lambeth
Charlotte
Cherry-Garden
Dog
Dublin
Quebec
Virginia
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Senegal
Lilies
Forbes
Lisbon
Dolphin
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St. Michael’s
John
Evans
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Seville
Speedwell
Blackendon
Addison
Venice
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Delano
Santander
Westmoreland
New York
Grace
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Jenny
Johnson
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Miller
Vernon
Chisholm
Pearl
Osilvie
Canaries
Drury-Lane
Sue
Formacus
Covent-Garden
Jase Shore
Wic Perseus
Andromeda
Drury- Lane
Turse Goods and Rates Across European Ports
Fragmentary OCR lists European ports and prices with dates and measures. Names such as Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburg Paris Bordeaux St James's Hay Whitechapel appear alongside trade terms and percentages, but many items are garbled. The readable parts hint at a shipping rate or commodity listing across multiple cities.
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Tourse
Amstercdamt
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Paris
Bourdeaux
St. James's
Hay
Od. Sr
Fragmented OCR text review of historic mining notice
Fragmented lines describe a historic mining or auction notice with references to ownership, payment, and a named authority. The text hints at an arranged price and an illustrated poem or reflection attributed to Clowes while noting a public sale or purchase context. The readable parts are garbled and incomplete.
New History of England Published in Parts 1763 Advertisement
An 18th century notice announces a new History of England from Kyitan to the peace of Versailles 1763. Published by J Wilson and partners, with engraved plates and weekly numbers. Each number contains three sheets in folio, with proper divisions and sections on ancient epochs. The editor invites readers to form opinions from installments and promises scholarly aims and impartiality.
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Kyle Rew West
AM Loke
Paills
New Brentford
Pembroke College
Oxford
J. Cooke
Baskters
Camridge
Town and
Coury
Grignio
England
Earliett
Versaills
Mortimer
Nia
J. Wilson
Gletcher
Uxford
Mal Fletcher
Dedtag
Cambiides
Simic
Dublin
Althe Bookfeders
Great Britain
Reland
Peron
Ara Marti
Voltaire
Co Chote
Bardana
Hiel
Baldain
Pacer-no-er-Row
Jackson
St. James’s Street
Borle
Bristis Plancy
Gniuwn
Che
Utne
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Dicro
Consol
Navy
Mexico
Fas Ad
Coote
Eloss
Whitechapel
Ateaurel
Arion
Thas
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Garce
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