The essays, humor, and poems of Nathaniel Ames, father and son, of Dedham, Massachusetts, from their almanacks, 1726-1775 . it maynot be so particular as the curious would desirfe, as she would not admitof an accurate examination. A frightful wood cut illustrates the descrip-tion, and is quite the equal of any modern horror. The unhappiness among the printers calls forth an explanatory card from Doctor Ames,which recounts circumstances endorsing the extreme popularit)- of hisannual publication. I\Ir. Jolui Dickinson, Barrister-at-Laru, The Patri-otic American Farmer is basely slandered by an o
The essays, humor, and poems of Nathaniel Ames, father and son, of Dedham, Massachusetts, from their almanacks, 1726-1775 . it maynot be so particular as the curious would desirfe, as she would not admitof an accurate examination. A frightful wood cut illustrates the descrip-tion, and is quite the equal of any modern horror. The unhappiness among the printers calls forth an explanatory card from Doctor Ames,which recounts circumstances endorsing the extreme popularit)- of hisannual publication. I\Ir. Jolui Dickinson, Barrister-at-Laru, The Patri-otic American Farmer is basely slandered by an outrageous portrait inthis issue, and Hhs. Catherine McCanlay, is similarly disposed of by somebarbarous engraver; yet the almanack itself gives no reason for the sacri-fice. The jesters cap and bells are both profitably seen and heard throughthe pages of the prognostications. Trite allusions are made to Pity, theGolden Age, Self-interest, and the impending Civil War, with a dig atParliament (under November) for pensioning the heroic (?) commander ofthe detachment of British troops who perpetrated the Boston 442 ALMANACK FOR 1773- An ^aronomical 3)iarp : Or, An For the Year of our LO R. D, 1773 Being the firftYear after BiHexiilcOr Leap for the Meridian of BOSTON, NEW-ENGLAND,Lai. 42 Deg 2J Min. North. Containing bcfidei what is common in Almanacks.— A Method of Planting Vineyards. — How 2 Nation may be ruined and reformed, t^cijc, ?OQQOQpOQQOQ0OQQOQQO0QOQQOa
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