Citation - Pennsylvania Evening Post: 1783.12.18

PEP.783.076
18 Dec 1783:2772 (9/1019)
London, Sept. 11.  Three things that ought to be abolished:
Game laws, gin shops, and pluralities.
. . . [4 lists of other examples]
Three things which will come to pass: Parliamentary
opposition, cabinet dinners, and Mrs. Siddon's benefit.
Three things which will not come to pass: The payment of the
national debt, the rise of the three percents, and the
production of a good tragedy.
. . . [2 other examples]