Citation - New York Mercury (Gaine): 1753.09.10

NYM(G.753.080
10 Sep 1753:22,23 (57)
Friday, the 7th instant. . .[8 paragraphs]  And now, Mr.
Gaine, let me lay one injunction on you, namely, not to
strive or mediate answers to a fly . . . which brings to my
memory, a certain Smith in one of Shakespear's plays,
resting his hammer on the anvil, gaping with an idiot look
of repulsion for news.