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Editorial
April 8, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A critical 'Picture of the Times' lamenting societal decline: neglected merit, low religion and virtue, prioritization of private gain over public good, economic exhaustion on foreign luxuries, effeminacy in youth, blindness to self-interest, superciliousness, decaying trade, strivings for pre-eminence, secretive dealings, dual pricing inducing indolence and fraud, triumphant pride and poverty, dormant public spirit, dangers to leadership, and press shackles in a sister state.
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PICTURE of the TIMES.
MERIT neglected--religion and virtue at a low ebb--public good giving place to private emolument--our money exhausted for foreign superfluities--some peoples heads like the ancient sepulchres--our sons growing effeminate--people blind to their own foibles and true interest--no profusion of liberal sentiments--to be supercilious, a great accomplishment--our trade decaying and the fish at rest--great strivings about pre-eminence--moles (as usual) working in the dark--the head of the snake (influenced by the heart and the tail) at play with both--the iniquitous practice (with some dealers) of two prices for the same article; whereby the labourer is induced to indolence, and the mechanick to fraud--pride, idleness and poverty triumphant--self predominant and publick spirit asleep--the men at mast-head in danger from those below--the press in shackles (in a sister state.)
MERIT neglected--religion and virtue at a low ebb--public good giving place to private emolument--our money exhausted for foreign superfluities--some peoples heads like the ancient sepulchres--our sons growing effeminate--people blind to their own foibles and true interest--no profusion of liberal sentiments--to be supercilious, a great accomplishment--our trade decaying and the fish at rest--great strivings about pre-eminence--moles (as usual) working in the dark--the head of the snake (influenced by the heart and the tail) at play with both--the iniquitous practice (with some dealers) of two prices for the same article; whereby the labourer is induced to indolence, and the mechanick to fraud--pride, idleness and poverty triumphant--self predominant and publick spirit asleep--the men at mast-head in danger from those below--the press in shackles (in a sister state.)
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
Moral Decay
Societal Decline
Trade Decay
Public Spirit
Press Freedom
Economic Waste
Virtue Neglected
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Societal And Moral Decline
Stance / Tone
Lamenting And Critical
Key Arguments
Merit Neglected
Religion And Virtue At Low Ebb
Public Good Yields To Private Gain
Money Exhausted On Foreign Luxuries
Sons Growing Effeminate
Blind To Foibles And Interests
Superciliousness As Accomplishment
Trade Decaying
Strivings For Pre Eminence
Dual Pricing Induces Indolence And Fraud
Pride, Idleness, Poverty Triumphant
Public Spirit Asleep
Press In Shackles