Know Ye the Land and Originality in a London Atlas excerpt
The item blends a patriotic poem praising liberty and land with a long critique on originality in poetry. It spans lines about freedom, equality, and the ideal American landscape, then shifts to a discursive examination of whether anything new can be created in poetry or prose, arguing originality lies in individual minds and moments of perception.
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BRASIL AND BELLOWS
Baltimore Street
Howard Street
JOSEPH K. STAPLETON & SON
Baltimore
H. Miles
Washington
Liberty
Columbus
Solomon
Coarurs Werannur
Woodsworth
Southey
Coleridge
Scott
Moore
Campbell
DEACON SLOCUM
New Hampesine
Lemuel Slocum
St. Paul
Slocum
ans
Lemuces
Lenuel
galt
Carmichael
Dade dingtos
fang
Tommy Puck
Tiel
Dumfries
Well Married or Ill Reputed in a City Pageant
A moralizing piece mocks the fixation on a fortune in marriage and warns mothers that wealth alone is not security. It argues that lavish, status-driven matches collapse when funds run dry, urging prudent alliances and warning of ruined happiness when delicacies of display replace real compatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cressus
Census of Masey Land and Nelson tribute notes
The text presents a census extract showing population figures for 1840 and 1830 and mentions apportionment impacts on representation, with a Frederick Maryland tribute to John Nelson. It includes letters from Nelson and Frederick Schley, a medical note on gold for syphilis, coffee stock in Boston, anecdotes about a Vermont horse and a London printer, and various miscellaneous items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MASEY LAND
hin
Department of State
ambigy barat non
Maryhead
House of Representatives
NELSON
Frederick
John Nelson
Daan
Frederick bar
Wm. Ross
Naples
Frederick 4
Schley
James Dixon
John H. McElfresh
JONN NELSON
Frederick A. Schley
James Dizon
John N. McLilfresh
Boston
Brilford
Montpelier
Vtc
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WM.OGDEN NILES
Market
Patrick streets
HERALD
FREDERICK TOWN
NEWTON H. GIST & CO
United States CLOTHING STORE
Parkick Sr
BERNARD McCAFENNY
JAMES A. GALLIGHER
N. B
Taylors
Willer
Harpers’ Ferry
HOFFMAN & REICH
Frederick County
Supe
PETER BRENGLE
the
c&c
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
JOHN Pp. THOMSON
te West
Toacco
Baltimore and Ohio
NATHAN NELSON
Singanore
Frederick Co
Prederick County
Sams Creek
J. Stoner
J. Rinehart
E. Haines
Capt. Williams
Timber Land
SAMUEL HAINES
Sen.r
JOAN HAINES
N.B
Mark
Philadelphia
P. TORMEY
P. T
Fred'k
Mal
Baltimore County
Reisterstown
Hanover
Baltimore and Susquehannah railroad
John Sumwalt
Wm. Nace, Jr
RACHAEL STEINER
Frederick Fown
Estray
John Reich
Monococy Stone Bridge
Morse
wederick Town
ANTHONY LOPrecs
Poetro
Mit
York
society of Friends
Paudolpha Et ning
Sanea
ld. M. Legrand
Paris
London
cou
stamprak
coften
Mr. Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Smith
Alleghany
Anne Arun
Calvert
Caroline
Ull
Cecil
Charles
Dorchester
Harfond
Kent
St. Mary’s
Somerset
Talbot
Lhasa
Worcester
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