07 Aug 1854
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1854
Page
1
Fragmentary prose and irregular verse describe a pre wedding night scene filled with dreamlike imagery. The speaker laments solitude and recalls childhood memories as the bride prepares, with shifting voices and emotional fragments weaving through a nocturnal, surreal mood.
An extended, tangled narrative recounts Washington sending Col. Daniel Morgan to reconnoiter enemy positions near a British Hessian camp. Morgan’s expedition ends in ambush and heavy losses for the American riders, followed by his harsh rebuke from Washington, Morgan’s demotion and later restoration to rank after a showing of loyalty and duty, and a reflective afterword on mercy in the army.
A long, eclectic column extols learning from every person and situation. It quotes Socrates on knowledge, cites Miller the geologist, and warns against shyness in social settings. It includes odd anecdotes from Russian governance and a dramatic tale of a German lady punished by a prefecture, plus miscellaneous moralizing notes and humorous asides.
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