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Letter to Editor
June 24, 1737
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Edwin Conway writes to Mr. Parks, criticizing Col. Spotswood's response in Virginia Gazette No. 45 as a childish fable imitation, likening Spotswood to an ass challenging the lion-like House of Burgesses' superior power, referencing Gazette Nos. 48 and 14.
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Mr. Parks,
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Have your Gazette N°. 45, wherein it appears, that Col. Spotswood has parented a Child, in copying a Fable for an Answer to my Hint, in N°. 48; and he has done it so much to the Life, that none but Children will make the Comparison in his Favour; for it is Col. Spotswood that was so hardy as to Bray against the Burgesses, with hopes they wou'd not be so severe, as to exert their Power against him, as may be seen in Gazette N. 14; and all impartial Men will compare the House of Burgesses to the Lion, in the Fable, who are stronger in Power than any single Subject in the Colony. As a Man of Parts may be impaired, and justly compared to a Child; so he that was as cunning as a Fox, may now be as foolish as an Ass. Pray insert this in your next Paper, and you will oblige
Sir, Your humble Servant,
Edwin Conway.
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Have your Gazette N°. 45, wherein it appears, that Col. Spotswood has parented a Child, in copying a Fable for an Answer to my Hint, in N°. 48; and he has done it so much to the Life, that none but Children will make the Comparison in his Favour; for it is Col. Spotswood that was so hardy as to Bray against the Burgesses, with hopes they wou'd not be so severe, as to exert their Power against him, as may be seen in Gazette N. 14; and all impartial Men will compare the House of Burgesses to the Lion, in the Fable, who are stronger in Power than any single Subject in the Colony. As a Man of Parts may be impaired, and justly compared to a Child; so he that was as cunning as a Fox, may now be as foolish as an Ass. Pray insert this in your next Paper, and you will oblige
Sir, Your humble Servant,
Edwin Conway.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Satirical
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Col Spotswood
House Of Burgesses
Virginia Gazette
Fable Analogy
Colonial Authority
Political Criticism
What entities or persons were involved?
Edwin Conway
Mr. Parks
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Edwin Conway
Recipient
Mr. Parks
Main Argument
col. spotswood's fable-based response to the writer's hint is childish and foolish, like an ass braying against the powerful lion-like house of burgesses, who hold superior authority over any single subject.
Notable Details
References Gazette Nos. 45, 48, 14
Fable Analogy: Spotswood As Ass/Fox/Child, Burgesses As Lion