Evening reflections and a military past in New York 1780s
A poetic reflection on loss and glory contrasts with a scene near Greenwich Street and Sir Henry Clinton’s residence. Major John Andre and a fashionable ball scene with Miss Beekman illuminate a pivotal night before Andre’s final mission and execution, ending with a moral about fragile fame and youthful longing.
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Greenwich St
Sir Henry Clinton
America
Ever
Anon
Sir Henry
Merry England
St. George
Home
Devonshire
Wolfe
St. Lawrence
Plains of Abraham
Andre
Miss Beekman
New York
Major Andre
Lord Cornwallis
Washington
King George
George
Virginia
London Packet
How Long Ago Was It A Talk Of Youth And Time
An old man recalls a long adventure tale told to a youth and muses on aging. He splits life into four twenty year spans, each with changing desires from appetite and wit to wealth and memory, ending with death as sleep. He notes twenty years ago felt soon and strange in life’s timeline.
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Barry Rovee
Gertlenen
There Is Not the Pronounce the Dreadful Blasphemy
A nocturnal meditation questions the existence of God and the meaning of creation. The speaker pleads for reconciliation between nature’s grandeur and human striving, contrasting cosmic vastness with the plea for mercy beneath an altar of intercession.
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Mopcy
Confession on Married Men Draws Mixed Feelings
Miss Bremer declares that she can never resist the charm of a married man and finds him more lovable when he is a husband and father, though propriety and law threaten social backlash. She admits ongoing attraction and hints at future confessions to calm public ire.
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Moses
Domestic manners and a misbehaving boy with cattle
A judge observes a boy driving cattle against his father's orders. the boy replies Mother won't mind either and jokes about getting the dog. A separate tale follows of a Tibernian with a horse and cart misreading dumping instructions and accidentally tipping the cart into a gulley with the horse and all, muttering it would be mighty trying to the baste.
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Ashire
America
Green Isle
Paddy
Corwin and Wirt Debate Credulity and Laughter
The excerpt recounts Tom Corwin challenging the credibility of a witness against William Wirt, with references to fiction such as Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels. Carlyle’s remark on laughter and integrity frames the discussion, contrasting belief with skepticism and showing how humor reveals character.
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Tom Corwin
Wirt
Corwin
Brooklyn Court Dismisses Husband Wife Intoxication Case
A Brooklyn man filed a complaint against his wife in January for intoxication and neglect. The case was examined before a reserve and dismissed. The wife’s counsel sued the husband for fees and won a verdict in his favor on Friday before the same court.
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Husuano Leanne
Brooklyn
Las
A Soldier's Reckoning with Drink and Duty
A Revolutionary War medical staffer recalls early life methods and a temperate pledge. After gambling and drinking ruined his home and child, a cold December night spurs a vow to abstain. He kneels before his wife and promises never to drink again, and happiness resumes from that moment.
The Deed of Trust That Lifted a Merchant
A St Louis merchant failed in business and gave a deed of trust for 12 000 in real estate. After years abroad he returned to face the law, and his old lawyer revealed the asset could fetch 86 000, clearing the debt and leaving him much richer than expected. The tale is presented as a simple fact.
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FE. Howe
Washington St
Atiens
Ojlo
St. Louis
California
Mexico
South America
Pye
Passionate Gallant Requests Odd Literary Phrasing
A gentleman famed for gallantry asks a lady to pass a pair of digests during night, praising her beauty and goodness in elaborate ornate prose as he pleads for help with a nocturnal cylinder luminary and its brilliancy on his eyes.
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Lusixeus
When prosperity and law collide in odd analogy
A bright line in a provincial paper compares prosperity letting go the bridle with a young lawyer whose spinal column phrase slips in attempting a conclusion. The piece blends moralizing imagery with a quip about legal reasoning.
Late marriage debate on rich versus poor in society
The Sandusky Register reprints a Cleveland Herald paragraph arguing against “low” and “high” marriages, condemning wealth as social power. It laments income inequality shaping marriages and moral standards, noting the influence of wealth on justice and truth.
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Deane
Mussinker
New York
Cleveland
Sandusky Register
Ownership of Land and Its National Character
Edward Everett writes that the owner who tills his soil embodies a bond with ancestors and future generations. He describes a personal garden of memories from father to son, with homes, trees, streams, and the village bell shaping a healthy national character.
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Aoil
Hdward Everett
Sunday Schools and Moral Prosperity in Society
The piece argues Sunday Schools uplift community virtue and character more than secular schools or seminaries. It asserts that heart over head, kindness over genius, shapes destiny. Sabbath teaching forms daily conduct, family life, and lifelong respectability by imparting Bible truths to children.
Five Great Objects of Life
Quotations attributed to Sir William Temple cite five lifelong goods: Love as greatest pleasure, Hearth as greatest possession, Sleep as greatest case, and true Friendship as the greatest medicine. The phrasing reflects a 17th century moral meditation on fulfillment and wellbeing.
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William Temple
Fragmentary line notes weather and memories on snow
A brief fragment hints at recording a rut on snow under sun and light, urging preservation before weather erases traces.
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