Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1770.01.18

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Index Entry Drums, in lyric [beg] Tis truth (with deference to the college) 
Location Williamsburg 
Citation
VGW(HU.770.001
18 Jan 1770:23 (974)
THE NEWSPAPER.
'Tis truth (with deference to the college)
Newspapers are the spring of knowledge, 
The general source, throughout the nation, 
Of every modern conversation.
. . . [6 lines, then]
Those who roast beef and ale delight in 
Are pleas'd with trumpets, drums, and fighting;
. . . [28 more lines]


Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1770.01.18 
Publisher Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1770 
Bibliography B0048460
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