Wallenstein's Magnificence And The Grim Reality Of His Court
A vivid portrait of Wallenstein's opulent lifestyle and stern, controlling rule. His vast household, lavish banquets, and ceremonial pomp contrasted with a fearsome voice of authority. His fall came as Piccolomini denounced him and an assassination in 1634 altered his fate.
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The Devil Outwitted by a Meagre Herbalist
A devil, disguised as a suitor, seeks a happy mortal marriage but is repelled by the witchy wife. He joins a poor herbalist, they ply villagers with cures for wealth. The devil exploits the herbalist, but the deceit backfires when the herbalist turns the tables and the devil flees, leaving a lingering scent.
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Ritualistic ceremonies described in Brooklyn church service
A Brooklyn observer chronicles ritualistic rites at a church, noting bowing to the altar, surplices, cross bearers, a mock mass, and liturgical blasphemy as worshipers kneel before gaudy altar trappings. The piece contrasts Catholic and Buddhist imagery with church decor and rite in a vivid, critical tone.
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Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman Poem Snippet
Fragmentary verse laments lack of sisterly aid among women. The lines accuse a list of unnamed figures of cruelty and neglect while describing threads, silks, and sewing imagery as a metaphor for social rifts and betrayal.
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Steamboat Daniel Drew Sets City Speed Record
The Daniel Drew made a Yonkers to New York run of fourteen and a half miles in thirty four minutes and forty five seconds. This pace exceeds twenty five miles an hour and suggests a top speed over twenty knots, the highest figure yet achieved.
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