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Letter to Editor
March 17, 1768
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
From Williamsburg, March 17: A writer addresses Mr. Rind, offering an enigma to entertain ladies in response to recent poetic items in the paper, inviting answers from correspondents.
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WILLIAMSBURG, March 17.
Mr. RIND,
HAVING lately seen in your Paper an Ode,
Acrosticks, Acrostical Rebus's, &c. all
seemingly calculated for the Entertainment of
the Ladies; and as I profess myself a great
Admirer of that most amiable Part of the Creation, I shall be glad, through the Channel of
your Paper, to offer my small Mite towards
encouraging such an agreeable Scheme; and
to enter the List, I beg leave to present the
Ladies with the following Enigma, not doubting but some of your poetical Correspondents
will answer it, in your next Week's Paper;
and am, &c.
Mr. RIND,
HAVING lately seen in your Paper an Ode,
Acrosticks, Acrostical Rebus's, &c. all
seemingly calculated for the Entertainment of
the Ladies; and as I profess myself a great
Admirer of that most amiable Part of the Creation, I shall be glad, through the Channel of
your Paper, to offer my small Mite towards
encouraging such an agreeable Scheme; and
to enter the List, I beg leave to present the
Ladies with the following Enigma, not doubting but some of your poetical Correspondents
will answer it, in your next Week's Paper;
and am, &c.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poetic
Comedic
What keywords are associated?
Enigma
Ladies Entertainment
Acrostics
Ode
Williamsburg
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Rind
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Mr. Rind
Main Argument
the writer, an admirer of ladies, offers an enigma through the paper to entertain them, in response to recent poetic contributions like odes and acrostics.
Notable Details
Mentions Recent Ode, Acrosticks, Acrostical Rebus's In The Paper
Professes To Be A Great Admirer Of The Ladies
Invites Poetical Correspondents To Answer The Enigma Next Week