Taxed to wedlock? Thalasius cites bachelor woes
A literary chronicle argues single life harms society with a long list of dire outcomes. It warns of increased marriageable deaths, population decline, disorderly houses, insulted finances, and social decay. The piece critiques militia costs and political vice while urging economy and moral reform.
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Moral and social critiques in a Literary Chronicle column
The piece laments youth vice and fashionable invitations to indecency, argues for moral reform, and questions milk prices and private education abroad. It urges supporting milk farmers, preserving British upbringing, and aiding naval officers widows and orphans while criticizing foreign education.
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