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Letter to Editor
December 29, 1738
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A letter to the author of the London Daily-Post uses a fable of a lion and a farmer's daughter to allegorically warn against trusting Spain's promises of satisfaction if Britain calls home its fleet, suggesting betrayal once weakened. Signed SLR, dated Sept. 22.
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A Letter to the Author of the London Daily-Post. Sept.22
SLR
The Papers having often mentioned that the Court of
Spain insisted upon our calling our Fleet home; with
fair Promises of giving us Satisfaction when that is done,
puts me in Mind of a Fable; which, to the best of my
Memory, is as follows:
A Lyon, falling in Love with a Farmer's Daughter,
(she being very beautiful) came to demand her of
her Father, in Marriage; to which the Old Man was
very unwilling to agree, 'til the Lyon filed his ter-
rible Teeth and large Claws; at the Sight of which
the Farmer consented, on Condition the Lyon would suffer
his Teeth to be pulled out, and his Claws cut off:
The Lyon being desperately in Love agreed to it; but
when the Operation was over, and he came to demand
the Performance of the Contract: the Farmer Seeing
him thus disabled, told him he was a Fool, and incapable
of providing for his Daughter; and taking up a
Cudgel, drubb'd him out of his Love Fit, and then
kick'd him out of his House.
SLR
The Papers having often mentioned that the Court of
Spain insisted upon our calling our Fleet home; with
fair Promises of giving us Satisfaction when that is done,
puts me in Mind of a Fable; which, to the best of my
Memory, is as follows:
A Lyon, falling in Love with a Farmer's Daughter,
(she being very beautiful) came to demand her of
her Father, in Marriage; to which the Old Man was
very unwilling to agree, 'til the Lyon filed his ter-
rible Teeth and large Claws; at the Sight of which
the Farmer consented, on Condition the Lyon would suffer
his Teeth to be pulled out, and his Claws cut off:
The Lyon being desperately in Love agreed to it; but
when the Operation was over, and he came to demand
the Performance of the Contract: the Farmer Seeing
him thus disabled, told him he was a Fool, and incapable
of providing for his Daughter; and taking up a
Cudgel, drubb'd him out of his Love Fit, and then
kick'd him out of his House.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satirical
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Spain Court
British Fleet
Fable Allegory
Political Betrayal
International Promises
What entities or persons were involved?
Slr
The Author Of The London Daily Post
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Slr
Recipient
The Author Of The London Daily Post
Main Argument
the letter warns against trusting spain's promises to provide satisfaction if britain recalls its fleet, using a fable to illustrate how the weakened party will be betrayed and ridiculed.
Notable Details
Fable Of The Lyon And Farmer's Daughter As Allegory For Spain Britain Relations