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NYG(W.763.058
30 May 1763:33 (233)
This day are published, and sold by Rivington and Brown,
The Connoisseur, written by Mr. Town, Critic and Censor
General of Great Britain. A Collection of the most witty and
entertaining essays, written in the manner of the Spectator
and Tatler; what Shakespear calls the 'Form and Pressure of
the Times,' is more immediately visible in the Connoisseur,
than in any thing of the kind ever yet seen,
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The Connoisseur, amongst a most agreeable variety of
subjects, treats of the following,
. . . [List of subjects]
Description of a Quack Doctor, and a Company of Strolling
Players.
. . . [List of subjects]
An humourous survey of the Audience at the Play, the
behaviour of persons in the Boxes, Pit, Gallery, of the
ladies of pleasure, and of the fine gentlemen on the stage.
. . . [List of miscellaneous subjects]
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