Debts, ships and uprisings in early British news
A late eighteenth century miscellany covers the national debt figure up to last April, naval discipline after a mutinous threat aboard the Pluto, and Danish fleet misidentifications near Shetland. It notes prisoner exchanges discussions in France, a NY governor election, court incidents, accidents, and clerical appeals from Hereford Diocese urging duty and Providence.
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Blunkett
Torbay
Pasker
Pluto
France
Bryan
Shetland
Mackaroff
Copenhagen
Cruize
North Sea
M. Niou
Directory
Treasury Board
England
J. Jay
New York
Coke
Si Bradburn
Binhigh
Berto
Margaret Hughes
Canterbury
Liewts
Millar
Dawton Wenters
Spithead
Tenigo
Hom
Twils
Holloway
Royal Corps of Engineers
Rs Dodd
River Thames
Gravesend
Inverse of Eternal Laws Debate by Constant Reade
The poem pleas for reason to accept a Supreme Power behind creation and questions whether finite minds can explain nature’s mysteries. It contrasts scepticism with faith in a guiding universal order, urging admiration and worship of the creator.
Epigram on the world from a dawn of print
Fragmentary epigram appears to muse on the world as a book by the great Maker. The lone readable phrases hint at human error and divine judgment, with stray words about quotes and ends of lines, all in a lampooning, archaic tone.
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Elstree
Stoke Ferry
Norfolk
Youngman
Oxborough
Leicester
Prince of Wales
Winchester College
Hobson
Collinson
Hill
Hereford
Béthren
Dr Perking
America
S Meigss
Bainard Roget
Benjamin Douglas Perkins
Jos $ San
Nores
Ste Panh
Ste Panh's ‘Chavelandy and Ogilvy
and Son
Holborn
Bel
Gible
Hadtok
Peckly
Leicester Square
Widow seeks trusted companion for elderly lady
A middle aged tradesman widowed seeks a sober, reliable companion to live with and assist an elderly woman who has few relatives nearby. The applicant should be steady, practical, and willing to supervise household matters while providing company and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eady
Serall
Tilksen
Towsig
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