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The French insisted that these should be subordinate to the work of the poet. The former were content with delight, the latter pressed for significance. The one declared that Italian music was no better than a silly tickling of the ears; the other that the overture to a French opera was like a prelude to a Miserere in plain-song. In 1772-73 the illustrious Gluck came to Paris.
The supplemental volume is also rich in natural history, and extends to an account of the manufactures, political institutions, &c. of Portugal. Twiss's Travels through Portugal and Spain, 1772-73. 4to. Literary, antiquarian, and descriptive of manners, customs, and national characters. Dalrymple's Travels through Spain and Portugal, 1774. Dublin, 1777. 12mo.
During the winter of 1772-73, following Lord Dartmouth's appointment, a lively dispute arose in Massachusetts between the Assembly and Governor Hutchinson. It was the old question, whether the English Parliament had control in matters of colonial taxation. The governor made speeches and said Yea, while the Assembly passed resolutions and said Nay.
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