Citation - New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy: 1764.06.14

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Index Entry Singer, in falsetto, example of affected man, in Samuel Butler essay 
Location London 
Citation
NYGWPB.764.060
14 Jun 1764:33 (1119)
This day are published, by Rivington, and Brown, in Hanover-
Square, for the amusement of the leisure hours, and the
exhileration of the disordered affections of our fellow
citizens, occasioned by some late unwelcome decisions,
tending to restrict their laudable spirit of commerce. [3/4
column devoted to works by Samuel Butler, concluding with an
example of his prose, "Character of an Affected Man", which
includes:]. . . He delivers himself in a forced way like one
that sings with a feigned voice beyond his natural compass.
. . [more, with a final section of books devoted to "The Art
of Cookery".] 


Generic Title New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy 
Date 1764.06.14 
Publisher Holt, John 
City, State New York, NY 
Year 1764 
Bibliography B0026829
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