| Index Entry | Theatre, metaphor of current events, truces are farces after tragedies |
| Location | London |
| Citation | CC-H.783.064 28 Oct 1783:12 (979) London. July 28. The "Definitive Treaty" exciting so much attention at present, the following quotation from a witty writer is not inapplicable:--"If we consider most of the treaties of these 100 years, what are they but political comedies, with here and there a tragick scene interspersed, and sometimes a tragical catastrophe?--Truces may be compared to farces, which divert people after a doleful tragedy! |
| Generic Title | Connecticut Courant |
| Date | 1783.10.28 |
| Publisher | Hudson & Goodwin |
| City, State | Hartford, CT |
| Year | 1783 |
| Bibliography | B0013170 |