Oh sunlit pledge of Peace in sorrow and Hope
Poem fragment extols calm sunshine resting on a soul. It likens the day star of Hope to a dawning of Peace and a pledge of enduring glory despite suffering.
17 Apr 1832
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1832
Page
1
Poem fragment extols calm sunshine resting on a soul. It likens the day star of Hope to a dawning of Peace and a pledge of enduring glory despite suffering.
A London journal recounts Lieut Stuart of the Seaflower and later the Harlequin, famed for his forebodings of death and heroic acceptance. In 1813 14 a misfired action near Bermuda caused a fatal hit. Stuart’s fatalism surfaces as a poignant portrait of duty, fate, and courage amid naval danger.
Burns recounts a Greenock incident where a wealthy merchant nearly fell into the harbor. A brave sailor dived in, saved the man at personal risk, and was given a shilling. The onlookers criticized the low sum, but Burns urged restraint, noting the donor best judges his own life’s value.
A historical clipping mixes fashion satire with moralizing prose and a dramatic frontier anecdote. It laments extravagant sleeves and neatness in women, recounts Queen Maury’s disguise, then narrates two Johnson brothers in 1789 Wheeling fighting off Indians to save themselves, with the moral tone of a late 18th century periodical.
Fragments recount brutal violence in a colonial setting where a group of boys ambush an Indian man, then a tale of a heroic female artillery officer during a siege, followed by an alarming house fire that kills three young sisters. The narrative blends frontier conflict with personal heroism and a devastating fire, ending with reflections on religious communities and local notices.
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