The Doomed Ship and a Sailor’s Bitter Yarn
An old sailor recounts a North Sea voyage aboard the Maid of Orleans, where a hidden plot to steal eight thousand pounds doomed the ship and its crew. The skipper died protecting his wife as the ship sank, and the narrator survived by clinging to wreckage until a Spaniard rescued him. He later sought vengeance but sailed for Australia, chasing a distant hope of justice while追 progressing years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Jack
London
South America
James Wilson
Cardiff
Sol
Hallo
All’s Square
All Square
Maid of
Orleans
Harry
Bank of England
Johnny
Shipping Gazette
Lloyd’s
Hurdley & Company
Polly
Jack Robins
Robins
Pol
Lillie
Tam
Maid of Orleans
Jim
Old Jones
Mr. Short
Roslyn
Harry Darling
Ajery
Jack Obins
Chili
England
Australia
Melbourne
Old Country
Quotations on virtue and wisdom from classic authors
A brief collection of maxims and observations from M Hare Pliny and Horace on ethics, learning, belief, and persuasion. The selections contrast humility, self-checking, critical understanding, and the limits of gifts in influencing outcomes.
ALL Sorts of MEN
A reflective piece contrasts types of men, from loyal and generous to vain and unreliable. It notes differences in kindness, curiosity, and focus, comparing steadfast, detail minded individuals with those drawn to grand ideas and genius.
The Greenwich Fraudster and a Village Moral Tale
A bowdlerized Greenwich legend unfolds a sharp tale of a winged stranger who counterfeited notes in a Narragansett bay village and fled via bank to bank. The town searches drive a witty moral, revealing the rogue was a schoolmaster in Bristol teaching simple arithmetic. The piece closes with reflections on ideals and human limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narragansett Bay
Greenwich
John Gupin
Rascal
Bristol
Crockett
The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World
A discussion lists the seven wonders including the pyramids of Giza the temple of Artemis at Ephesus the mausoleum at Halicarnassus the Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes alongside the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the hanging gardens of Babylon with brief details on size and fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Assyris
Nineveh
Jupiter Olympus
Phidias
Greece
Diana
Ephesus
Halicarnassus
Mausolus
Caria
Artemesia
Pharos
Alexandria
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemy
Rhodes
Apollo
Architecture and utility in Humboldt on ornament and art
Wilhelm von Humboldt argues architecture lies between nature and decoration, inseparable from use yet not pure art. He says utility and beauty mix in buildings, which offer distinct pleasure, suggesting architecture is aesthetic treatment of a domain other than pure art, except in ornamental forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architecure
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Bangor saloonkeepers fear marching women crusade
A Bangor letter to the Commercial describes fear of an organized women’s crusade. A saloon keeper says he would surrender to authorities rather than appear ungallant toward the ladies. The note also contrasts Turkish arranged marriages with local arranged marriages and closes with a proverb about a genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE
Bangor
Penobscot County
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Briatel Ebhewia
Grce
Phaniz
Hope Street
C. A. Greene
Alice Cary
M. Hare
Pliny
Horace
Carlyle
Turkey
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