Voyage of Lord Byron voyage and Corsica voyage excerpt
An extended extract narrates Lord Byron's voyage in 1821 to Corsica and Sardinia aboard a British frigate. It covers a storm shelter at a Neapolitan exile harbor, island geology, and scenes on board, including a Turkish frigate visit, dinners, maps, and gifts. It notes the death of a Duchess and a death omen, with vivid period travel details and reflections on manners.
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Taient Tooria
Astana
Beheoo
Byron
Hordelip
Lord Byron
Adriatic Gulf
Venica
Brandic
Rycon
Venetian
Corsica
Sardinia
Sunn
Gulf
Cape Otranto
St. Mark’s Place
Hhis
Siaving
Yulia
Mir
Omar
Muley Abdallah
Venedon
Abydos
Madame V
Elis
Straits of
Scio
Pacha
Egypt
England
Alexandria
Dardanelles
Marchionessa
Origin of Lotteries and their 16th century history
The article outlines the first English lottery drawn in 1560 with 400000 lots at ten pence each, proceeds for havens repairs, drawn at St Pauls West Door from January to May. It notes offices in London, proposals in 1567 1568, and a royal order enabling a rich lottery to fund repairs and public works. It references later intents to suppress lotteries in Queen Annes era.
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St Paul's Cathedral
St. Bartholomew
Chapside
Arnie
Dericke
Goldssmith
James
Einglish
Virginia
St. Paul's
Thomas Sharplyn
London
Rare tale of constancy in Abbesile lovers defy parents
An odd narrative from Adowe near Abbesile recounts two lovers bound by long attachment who refuse parental consent to marry. After years of endurance and obstacles, including royal etiquette and hunts, the couple’s vow endures until a dramatic, yet non-graphic, culmination amid a royal ride, with warnings from attendants and the king’s sharp exclamation.
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Adowe
Abbesile
New Forest
Wing
George
Muuarel
Letters of Thady Mulroon From a Fateful Bristol Voyage
An Irishman Thady Mulroon writes to his father Bayty Mulroon describing a Bristol voyage aboard a steamer. He recalls smoking seas, danger from smugglers and Indians, a mermaid like vessel, and fear of wrecks while detailing his peculiar life in exile, including goats, cats, and goat-based clothing. He reflects on solitude and the pull of society after returning to land.
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Bristol
Indiana
Offa
Mullimubroque
Drumshaughland
Ballymalligrubs
Pool
Tralee
Iora
Tim Gallagher
Thady Mulroon
Devin
Thady
Tipperary
Hyron
Kher
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Origin Story Linked to Selkirk
Fragment from a historical account recounts Alexander Selkirk’s isolation on Juan Fernández Island after a dispute with his captain. It notes his retreat, survival basics, fears, and eventual adaptation, including building a hut and studying navigation. The tale mirrors Defoe’s Crusoe in outline.
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Alexander Selkirk
Ahbuman Creas
Binwell
Field sports for November in the Annals of Sporting
The piece outlines November hunting and fishing prospects noting woodcock abundance mid month, partridge and grouse behavior after October, pheasants smaller and late hatching, hare coursing, fox hunting at Melton Mowbray, and bottom fishing in rivers. It warns on hare pursuit before crops are housed and mentions various social and ecclesiastical notices intertwined with the period’s sporting calendar.
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Groove
Patridge
Melton Mowbray
Irish Melodies Ninth Part Published
The ninth part of this popular work appears with twelve airs and accompaniments by Moore. The verses blend sentiment and harmony, featuring delicate and natural poetry that has made these melodies widely read, though some readers doubt their continued popularity.
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Mshop
Moore
Ireland
Remembered Youth in Memory’s Gentle Refrain
A reflective verse about aging and reunion with old friends. It recalls childhood scenes, past joys and sorrows, and the ache of parting. The speaker hopes for future meetings in a more lasting world while cherishing shared moments and the bonds that endure beyond loss.
They Know Not My Heart Stir Coolon Dan
Fragmentary verse in archaic diction. The speaker declares others misjudge love for a beloved, praising pure beauty and a radiant heart. The passage contrasts morning dew and sunlit beauty with inward nobility, ending with a tempered reflection on light and innocence.
Remarkable vent climbers entertain Lobith burgh crowds
Two chimney sweeps in Lintith entered a detached 70 foot high air vent and clambered inside to its top. They performed dangerous capers before one slipped and dangled mid ascent. The vent’s dimensions and the spectators’ reactions are noted, alongside other local notices about language use, ship transfers, and subscription appeals in the Dublin era.
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Dancine Extraonnixant
Lintith
Gow
Somerset
Eaype
Pompey Mar
Lamburgh
Maluainonte
Eugenes
Munich
Megas
North of Scotland
Duke of Atholl
Perth
Leith
Dublin
Helfast
Jones
Milinburyl
Fos Water Baillie
Intertet Chlasgou Chronicle
Dalia and Pat Listed at the Olhee Advertisement
Fragmentary OCR reads printed notices and subscriptions, with stray terms like Vigil Subscription and eight month period. Focused readable items include names Dalia and Pat and references to advertisements and prices.
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Dalia
Arate
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Mardinand
Acton
Camuar
Poke de Regalo
Pyar Ce
du Recatio
Naples
Bayty Mulroon
Bailymulligrubt
Awvet
Tipe
Munater
Trenland
The
Annals of Sporting
Chelfenhuie
Lord Win
Lennox
Mes West
Alexander
Lady Willson
Dade Parameng
W. Evanson
Cape
Prasklemit
Mra Webster
C. Ke
Aml
Tard
Cork
Win. Harvey
Milnae
Wuanes Pratt
Robert Brust
Stir, Coolon Dan
Enituyard
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