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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 04, 1772
Page
4
Fragmentary verse recounts a kirk sentence on Droskesi, called an old Scot, condemned to penitence for vices. It laments a future judgment and mocks drinkers, asking where they will go after death to find the best beer.
Earth drinks up the Rain Trees drink the moisture of the Plains Rivers find a spacious tomb Phebus the God of Day pours his foaming bowl to the Sea Moon drinks the radiance of the Sun When of drink all Nature round One unwary cere is found Tell me Stoic if you can Antipode of social man Why should I who love my bowl Be the only other foul
A fragmentary tribute in verse honors William Hogarth, praised as a great painter whose morals charm the mind and whose art touches the eye and heart. The memorial lines urge readers to shed a tear for Hogarth and remember his honourable legacy.
The Middlesex Journal printer is charged with meanness of spirit for owning public amusements at Ranelagh alongside Sir Thomas Rawnsley and Edward St. George. Historical references note the Bishop of London once owned licensed Southwark stews and profits funded the metropolis, while Pope’s era shows nobility aiding the same behavior.
The Middlesex Journal reports the Livery of London sending resolute compliments to Watkin Lewes Esq. They request an explanation of his notice about a free election, asking whether he refers to his own or another's, and urge the Sheriff elect to seek Parliament's remedies. They agree criminal laws are harsh and taxation contrary to liberty, requesting Lewes use influence with Sheriff Wilkes to petition Parliament.
An 18th century miscellany reports royal commends and rumors from London to Berlin. It notes potential return of a foreign queen, debts settled by a prince, and impending war signals. Local crime, bank failures, weather, and fairs across England fill the page with quick, fragmentary updates.
The listing shows stocks and bonds with fluctuating prices and classifications. Bank, 148 3-4 to 149 3 per cent red. 1-8th a 1-half. Long Ann. and various government and S. S. annuities noted. Navy and Vichalling Bills, old S. S. annuities, and tickets priced with fractions and shillings.
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