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Title: The Scourge : or, Monthly expositor of imposture and folly
Year: 1811 (1810s)
Authors: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
Subjects: English literature
Publisher: London : Printed by W.N. Jones for M. Jones
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
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Mouchards, spies, &c... 135 Danger of indiscretion 135 Anecdote of an English gentle-man at Paris 137 Perfidy of the Mou.-hards...... 138 GHOST of CICERO 139 Pride and arrogance of the Ve-netian nobility 140 Tit for tat; or the Germans re-venge 141 Curious drama represented at Venice 142 Comforts of passing a night under heaven 143 Ciceros astonishment at the effect of fire-arms , 144 THEATRICAL REVIEW. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Egypts communication relative to the case of the Prisonersof War has been received, and shall meet with due attentionin our next number.— John Bull and his Family is unavoid-ably postponed till next month. Our correspondent, Mr, J. Mitford, is about to prepare ma-terials for the Life of Lady. Hamilton, which shall appear theearliest opportunity. The review of Dr. Reeces pamphlet upon Joannas preg-nancy and death, will also be noticed in our next number* louhauc Musgwenfw; Shadow, this 14 JCtwmtmtf. W^cdl 3 imto haoo mfelivrry /■ c tinsel buallt ZounHUJJ cmdd
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Amusement dtViENNA,^ H&m4®MTfctf- tibNtimmm;* Qfy/vng fatPtperst. THE SCOURGE. FEBRUARY 2, 1815, LORD COCHRANE^ LETTER to LORDELLENBOROUGH. In the defence of a good cause nothing should bemore carefully avoided than prolixity. The people atlarge, to whom the victims of injustice and oppressionultimately appeal, are equally unable and unwilling toanalize a statement of one hundred and fifty pages, closelyprinted, and capriciously arranged* Whatever is ad-dressed to the common sense of the nation at large, shouldtouch more strongly on the prominent parts of the argu«ment, referring the minute and subordinate details to asecond division of the work, to notes, or to an appendix.Few of the most ardent admirers of Lord Cochrane willbe able to peruse the narrative before us without the ex-ercise of exemplary patience, and many intervals of men-tal lassitude. A short and eloquent preface, enforcingthe leading arguments of the pamphlet, and bearing thesame relation to its general con ten

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