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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1895
Page
4
The verse notes the life of Mary Countess of Dalkeith who died April 9 1728 at about 125. It recounts five lives of marriage and widowhood and her view of eight Scottish kings and a queen. It reflects revolutions in church and state and the fading of the Stuart era.
A starving cage maker Bartolo meets a stranger who offers a magic bluebird and a chant that grants wishes. Saying Bluest of bluebirds do your duty he is served a princely breakfast and transformed attire and horse, changing his fate.
A noble hosts a banquet where Bartolo offers to fulfill the guests wishes with a bluebird. The bird proves its magic by granting wealth and a daughter in marriage, but the miser’s greed backfires when the bird is revealed as a gray, spiteful creature and escapes. Bartolo flees with his bride, loses his riches, and returns to his old life.
The text explains that a serpent advances by lifting belly scales to push forward, with windings always horizontal. It claims artists showing vertical sinuosities have not observed the animal in motion and asserts it cannot move in that manner.
Louise Morgan Sill laments the passing of Dr Holmes in verse printed by New York Sun. The poem recalls his generous heart and genial art, noting his memory endures in words and in future ages for those who seek.
Jarley, once devoted to home life, joins a string of secret orders after a push from a friend. He abandons daily routines for lodge initiation, becomes a prolific member of multiple societies, and saddles his wife with a busy, social schedule while draining finances.
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