Lisps and verse in a playful late night dialog
A poet confesses a stubborn rhyme problem and persistence in verse. He recalls walking with a beloved Wilhelmina Ann and laments a lispy muse. The exchange reveals foibles of language and self mockery as the poet toils for metaphor and rhythm.
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Proclamation in Massachusetts Declares April Fast and Prayer Day
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS proclaims Thursday April 8 as a day of fasting humiliation and prayer. The governor George B. Boyswell invites citizens to reflect on personal and social duties and seek divine blessing for state institutions education labor commerce and union relations. Read in Boston March 11 1852 with secretary Amasa Walker and council approval.
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