The Times 1781 - 1790 Jan 05, 1785 - Toyboy?

Jan 05, 1785 - Toyboy?

The Times - 1781 - 1790

Here's a more cheerful extract from The Times: 5 January 1785 (page 3, col. A) On the 6th ult., at St. Bees, in the county of Cumberland, Mr. Jeremiah RULE, aged 19, was married to Mrs. Hannah HODGSON, widow, aged 61, being the fourth time she has honoured the married register-book with her name. In the evening several of the relations of her former husbands went to the apartments of the new married couple, to pay their respects to their young grandfather; a great number of the neighbours also appeared on the occasion, to congratulate him on the prudent choice he had made, loudly applauding that philosophic disposition, which could prefer the ripened charms of threescore, (which cannot possibly suffer by change) to the blooming beauties of youth, which are known to be as fading as any flowers in the wide field of nature. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Petra

 

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