Ballade of Parted Lives and Lost Childhoods
A poetic piece by John James Meehan reprinted from the New York Sun. It laments faded times and lost loved ones, urging the release of memories in sleep. The verses travel from sea imagery to a buried childhood beneath a village church wall, reflecting on years passing and unkept promises.
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I Never Knew It Till Tonight Verily I Am a Slow Man
A reflective tale of Dick who revisits childhood ballroom memories across years 1867 to 1880 while pondering why he never married. He relives scenes with Kitty and Cranter, meets Mrs Mor tone, and finally accepts the answer: a slow man.
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Emily
India
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China
Jack Dufford
Kitty
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Government House
Calcutta
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England
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Major Golightly
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How to Make Skin Food
Melt two ounces lanoline six ounces almond oil one ounce spermaceti three quarters ounce white wax half ounce glycerin. Stir constantly during cooling and add sixty drops benzoin. Constantinople has endured sieges about twenty eight times.
Greatness Undervalued in Shakespeare and Mrs Siddons
A historical critique traces early criticism of Shakespeare and Mrs Siddons, noting Greene Dryden Walpole and Irving era judgments. The piece contrasts bold praise with harsh assessment, recalling Horace Walpole’s cautious praise and Mrs Siddons’ reception in the London scene.
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Robert Greene
Shakespeare
Waverly
Horace Walpole
Mr. Crawford
Winds and Leaves in a Sunny Land Poem Fragment
A lyrical fragment by Charlotte Perkins Stetson from Land of Sunshine contemplates winds stripping wet leaves and bare trees. The poem contrasts somber browns with bright colors like bronze green eucalyptus and orange groves, and praises winds of sun and sea.
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Charlotte Perkins Stetson
Chinese Grave Money Currency Practice Described
Chambers' Journal explains how Chinese mourners burn specially produced paper money and gilded paper coins for the dead. The currency offers symbolic value but has no earthly purchasing power, reflecting beliefs about offerings in the afterlife.
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Chambers’ Journal
Dreams of power and a cook's sudden exit
A dreamer imagines universal obedience until a butler announces the cook's departure. The tone shifts to a mundane interruption revealing a fragile grasp on influence. The piece blends fiction with satirical social critique.
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