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BEP(F.755.023
10 Nov 1755:12 (1054)
London, Sept. 5. The British lion, who has for a long time
past been a passive couchant beast, or at most been heard to
growl and grumble, now begins to roar again. His tremendous
voice has rouzed the whole nation, and the meanest of the
people breath nothing but war and revenge. The
encroachments of the French on our colonies are the general
topick of conversation, and the popular cry now runs, New-
England forever ! Peace or war has been the subject of
betts at White's, as well as debates at the Robin Hood; and
" a fleet roasting, new worlds, new dress, the colonies in a
rope, &c. " were, last Sunday, the subjects of a prayer and
lecture at the oratory in Clare-market. The theatres also,
before they closed the season, entertained us with several
warlike dramas: The Press Gang was exhibited at Covent-
Garden; and at Drury-Lane, the same sea that rolled its
canvas billows in pantomime at the beginning of the season
to carry Harlequin to China, was again put in motion to
transport our sailors to North-America. At present the
streets ring with the martial strains of our ballad singers,
who are endeavouring, like Tyrraeus of old, to rouse their
fellow countrymen to battle: While all the polite world are
hurrying to Portsmouth to see mock-fights, and be regaled on
board the Admiral.
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