Voyagers See Land Signs as Winds Shape Course
On September 14 the crew spotted a heron and a Rabo de Junco near the ships, then witnessed a great flame of fire in the sky at night. As days passed, Columbus kept westward toward India, facing dim hopes, weed winds, and growing crew unease until a sudden sea swell calmed fears, with continuation promised next week.
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la Casas
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Martin Alonzo Pinzon
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Divine Glory and the Father in Jesus Sermon Reflections
A devotional extract analyzes Jesus praying to the Father in John with emphasis on eternal life, Jesus’ preexistent glory, and unity between Father and Son. It argues Christ’s divinity, the mission given to believers, preservation from moral fall, and sanctification through truth as central to Christian faith.
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B.S. Hoffman
Phil
Jesus
Israel
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Paul
Judas
The Freshman Sophomore Junior on Campus
A playful verse contrasts the freshman dreaming of college sports with the sophomores mockery and a junior who speaks in racing and baseball terms yet misses Greek knowledge. The piece lampoons campus roles and comic self awareness.
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Paragon
Cupid’s mislaid arrow wounds a hopeful bride
A composite of humorous verse and quips shows Cupid’s truant day ending in heartbreak and a mistaken wedding, followed by a wry exchange about manners and mistaken memory as a husband forgets to post a letter.
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Smith
A Maid at the Window Curtain of a Window and a Maiden
A playful verse contrasts a pretty neighbor with the narrator who jokes about age and desire. He boasts of her beauty, golden hair and blue eyes, while claiming generous restraint about danger. The fragment references a New York Herald piece and social gossip in Harper's Bazaar style.
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Sho
New York Herald
Boston maid refuses marriage proposal in measured reply
A Boston maiden, torn by love, answers a proposal with a cautious no. The scene, described in New York Press, notes her fear and the two negatives forming an affirmative in a slow, careful response.
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New York Press
A Very Prompt Man
A quip notes Jasper Brown is very prompt in payments and so punctual that friends fear to tell him he owes a debt to nature for fear he might take his own life.
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Jasper—Brown
Nature
New York Herald
I Love You in Three Words Still Dares to Glow
A light verse from Life by William Barclay Dunham contrasts a simple three word expression I love you with the vast reasons for love. A brief humor piece references a French language gag and a quip about thinking in French now.
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Ma Belle
William Barclay Dunham
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