Life of Crabbe and Cowper Illuminates English Poetry
A long historical reflection praises Murray for publishing Crabbe’s Life by his son and extols Cowper and Crabbe as the English Poets of the Poor. It contrasts their lives, early sufferings, and writings, noting Cowper’s domestic virtue and Crabbe’s gritty portrayal of rural misery, and places them among revered writers whose genius endures beyond age and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabbe
Cowper
Scott
Gibbon
Murray
Milton
Dryden
Pope
Stella
Vanessa
Swift
Mary Unwin
Lady Hesketh
Sterne
Henry Mackenzie
Mirat
Mirat”’ Southey Should Also Detach His Life of Cowper
Laurest
Packlchuret
Slaughden Quay
England
Thousand Islands Nailed as Haven for Freebooters
A Sackett's Harbor correspondent describes the Thousand Islands as a secure retreat for freebooters. Seventeen hundred islands stretch along the St Lawrence, with rocky shores dense woods and intricate channels creating numerous hiding places. Leader William Johnson is depicted as hardy and resolute, willing to risk his life for his cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of Commerce
Sackett’s Harbor
Bill Johnson
St. Lawrence
William Johnson
Hardy
Not Be Taken Alive Pirate Warns of Coffin Demand
A man on the run issues a stark threat to pursuers claiming total readiness for battle. He proclaims he is armed with six pistols a repeating rifle a dirk and a bowie knife and says he is at war with the Queen of Great Britain over injuries from Canadian subjects. He asserts a commission from the Patriot Government and aspires to buccaneer fame rivaling Captain Kidd.
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Cap-A-Pie
Great Britain
Captain Kid
Poinsett Defends U S Flag Amid Mexican Siege Tale
In Charleston during the nullification era, Joel R. Poinsett recalls defending the U S flag under attack at the American ambassador's house in Mexico. He notes that the banner protected him and fellow Americans, converting enemies to respect the nation and urging unity to maintain standing in the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel R. Poinsett
United States
Charleston
Mr. Poinsett
Republic
Mexico
Mason
Tragic Lake Urie tale of mother and boy at sea cliff
An Indian mother and her five year old son travel along a beach to a distant camp. While the boy searches for shells, seas rise. The mother, drawn into the woods, returns to a cliff edge and watches him cling to a tree branch as the waves pull him away. She waits by moonlight, believes him lost, then hears his cry and rushes to save him, but the bank collapses and the boy drowns.
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Lake Urie
Beavmtieut Extract From Van Buren’s 1818 Reflection
A paraphrased Beavmtieut extract quotes President Van Buren describing the 1818 era as pivotal in forming the nation. It reveres patriots and sages who signed the Declaration of Independence and shaped liberties, noting enduring honors for those who helped create the charter of liberties and those now remembered with gratitude.
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van Buren
Gatherer items and weather notes from Philadelphia to Texas
A compilation of brief items: several mad dogs killed in Philadelphia. Merchant steamer refloated near New Orleans. Theodore S. Fay’s Andre novel. a 13 year old Wisconsin boy shoots seven wild geese. Buffalo forger Rathburn bail granted. Abner Kneeland jailed for blasphemy. Texas president vetoes move of government seat. an elderly woman run over in New York. Carroll County Md courthouse cornerstone laid. reflections on feelings and a horse exhibit in Philadelphia. Rhode Island legislature removes 300 Democrats. Valparaiso blockade by Peruvian ships. Ohio Democratic Young Men convention at Newark. James Humphries jailed for killing in Texas. a joke riddle about consumption. General Wool to monitor Maine frontier. time as money remarked by Queen Elizabeth. warm weather in Mobile and mosquitoes. Georgetown corn trade. railroad workers riot quelled by troops. marriage as a source of later love. Augusta banks slow to resume statements. Marie Galante fire with survivors in clothes. Great Lakes water levels rising. Augusta crime in Arkansas regarded with distress. Port Natal massacre threatens Wim Lindsay. Hayti unrest. tree insect remedies. New Orleans gambling case conviction.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
Theodore S. Fay
Andre
Wisconsin Serritory
Benjamin Rathburn
Buffalo Forger
Abner Kneeland
Boston
Texas
Houston
Colorado
New York
Carroll Co. Md. Court House
Rhode Island
Valparaiso
Lima
Democratic Young Men
Ohio
Newark
Licking Co
James Humphries
Jo Powell
Columbia
N. O. Pic
Wool
Madawasca
Maine
Mobile
Examiner
Georgetown
Wilksbarre
Boston News
Augusta
Geo
West Indies
Marie Galante
Great Lakes
Little Rock
Arkansas
Wilson
Manchester
Mass
Nahant
South Africa
Port Natal
Wim, Lindsay
Deep Plowing Benefits in Wet and Dry Seasons
Moses Thompson of Hudson urges farmers to plow deeply and only once to protect soil, improve moisture retention, and raise crop yields. He argues deep tillage aids winter grains, reduces surface weed seeds, and requires sturdy equipment like a half patent plow for best results.
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Moses Thompson
Hudson
Deep plowing improves soil and boosts yields in Portage county
The author cites a leading county farmer who warns against repeated plowing and argues shallow work harms fertility. Deep plowing, even with borrowed or doubled teams, turns subsoil, aids sun and air action, and, with clover and plaster or ashes, restores productivity. Green sword plowing mimics drainage effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Mr.Thompson
The Rohan Potatoe a Highly Productive French Variety
Genesee Farmer reports on the Rohan Potatoe praised for extraordinary yield. John A Thompson of Catskill New York sold seed from France after trial noting heavy evidence of superiority. Judge Buel planted 12 pounds, dug 525 pounds in nine bushels, with mixed opinions on flavor but strong claims of productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
John A.thompson
Catskill
N. Y
Buel
Genesee
Turnip Fly Pest Control Mentioned in 1834 Report
A Leeds Journal note from May 10 1834 describes turning away turnip fly by brining and soaking seeds in strong brine for 24 hours then drying. The method reportedly prevented infestations in turnips cabbage and other crops and may be applied to radish seeds as well.
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N. Y
Leeds Journal
England
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W.C. M’caussen
L. Harper
The
American Union
Michel Angelo Buonaroti
Rome
Italy
Switzerland
Spain
Florence
Angelo
Painter and the Fly
Raphael
Romano
Reuben
Titian
Madona
Devil
Marco
Newton
Olney
Teedon
Southey
Dominic
Patrick Murdock
Thomson
Byron
Don Juan
Burns
Bonny Doon
George Crabbe
Wordsworth
Thomas Campbell
Owen Dale
Fontenelle
Buffon
Hume
Johnson
Shakspeare
Avon
New Place
Stratford
Griffith
T'asso
Dante
Ravenna
Cowley
Anacreon
Chaucer
London
Donnington Castle
Tabard Inn
Bath
Canterbury
Falstaff
Burke
Lausanne
Bruce
Nile
Cicero
Chatham
the Gatherer
Hayti
Port Au Prince
New York Post
Tung
Rohan Potatoe
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