Prophecy of Duke's Return and War Speech Fragments
In this fragmentary passage the speaker forecasts crowds in France greeting the duke on his departure and questions concealing Britain’s ruinous war weariness. He warns that boasting of exhaustion could undermine peace terms and affect Parliament abroad, while stressing the nation’s wartime victories and expectations.
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Newfoundland
France
Jarkett
War concerns and public alarm over peace talks in London
In a Sept 11 issue, readers confront widespread anxiety as preliminaries to a peace are debated. The piece mocks a ministerial pamphlet and calls for authentic information on negotiations with the enemy. It notes reports of the Duke of Bedford treating for peace and presses for reliable updates from the Lord Egremont and others.
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Mauvais Plaisant
London
Wopa
Duke of Bedford