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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 29, 1764
Page
4
An 18th century lyric laments concealed love for JULIET. The speaker describes relentless passion, poetic images of Venus and Pallas, Cynthia’s light, and sylvan guardians as he confesses that love harms yet delights. The verse frames a gentleman’s emotional turmoil and longing for a distant beloved.
A fragmentary epigram replies to Ormon and Churchill’s satirical stance on vice. It asserts that crowds find sinners among them and condemns the laws, medicine, and divinity for crimes that often escape punishment, urging virtue to cop out a rape.
London reports Mr Wilkes in good health in Paris and in high spirits though weather affects his side. Portugal’s King names Don Joseph Vasques Da Cunha as Secretary of State and plenipotentiary to the States of Hol land. Polish dispatches note Count Bran ritsi and Prince Radzivil detained in Zyps awaiting the king’s election outcome.
Recruiting parties from Portmouth and Chatham divisions are abroad to complete companies for serving in ships of war. Reports from the West End say France and Spain have overstepped patience and that bold talk with them may be needed. A portrait of Lord Chief Justice Pratt was mounted then removed at Guildhall. An extract from Holland notes Jacob Henriques’s arrival and public concern over rewards for his efforts for Britain. A lodging scam ends in a violent stabbing. a German suspect fled. The tides reports and cargo lists cover imports and exports including hemp, iron, flax, indigo, sugar, logwood, mahogany, tobacco, and ships in the Downs and Portsmouth.
Yesterday performances featured Covent Garden and the Royal Concerts with The Citizen and Pearl Lane among the line up. Stock quotes show various numbers including India stocks, bonds, and annuities with mentions of dividends, rates, and years purchase across a range of issues.
A lengthy critique of a pamphlet titled A Letter to the Public Advertiser. The piece mocks libel prosecutions and the role of the Attorney General in charging MPs, arguing juries should judge libel cases and criticizing Crown influence on Parliament. It cites Judge Jeffries, the King’s Bench, and Chief Justice, warning about suppression of dissent and the perils of state control over speech.
A fragmented OCR list shows various city names and numbers such as Antwerp Paris Hamburg Cadiz Madrid Bilboa Leghorn Venice Lisbon Porto Dublin and others with inconsistent figures like 36 10 75 3 2 70 5-8 30 368ths and s-half. The text reads as a catalog of prices or measurements across European ports and cities with unclear context.
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