Two Beautiful Children of One Fair Mother
Poem fragment describes two sisters or twins born from one mother, sharing features, singing, and dancing together through April to May. The scene unfolds by a beautiful lake in the mountains with mossy rocks, misty hair, blue eyes, and matching hair, dancing and passing toward June, their future course hidden.
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Mogay
Christina
Ernestine
Wileford
Aunt Jane
Ernesting
Wilford
Harvard College
Jane
Messy
Tommy
Marina
Papa
Antonio
Lucy Livermore
Mamma
Mrs. Livermore
Lucy
Nate van Courtlandt
Kate
Jamima
Ele
Coventry concluding: a tense social strand unfolds
The narrator recounts a tense visit to the Marburys, detailing daily clashes and fragile alliances. Wilford evolves from rival to uneasy ally, while the narrator narrates inner conflict, social snobbery, and a possible renunciation of romantic illusions amid farewell plans and looming departure.
Man’s wager ends with odd racing tale
A man claimed to have witnessed a horse racing at top speed with a dog perched on its tail. He bet on the scene and won, only to learn the dog had sat on its own tail.
Curious Columbian’s Love of Money and Penn’s Pennwiper
A fragment from a Columbus tale notes a man so fond of money that after paying a debt he walks home with the lender to remain near the cash. The query asks if William Penn’s pocket handkerchief functioned as an original penwiper.
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Columbus
William Penn
Fatal Hunting Accident Shocks City This Saturday
Report says Wil Jinks and Frank Ladd were hunting when a gun discharge killed Jinks instantly as Ladd prepared his overcoat. In the ensuing chaos Ladd drove to the house with the body, the horse nearly drowning, before helpers were found. A misfire during loading set off the fatal shot, an act observed as he steadied the gun. The scene drew a large crowd and later restrictions were imposed as details spread.
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Wilford
Ernestine
Timo
Tennyson
Byron
Aunt Dane
Dogengine
Mamma
Papa
Mesopotamia
Our
Wil Jinks
Frank Ladd
Mr. Ji
Billy
Jinks
Frank
Rochelle
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Girele
the Twins
Coventry
Kate van Courtlandt
New York
Lapland
Tom
Wilford Marbury
Antonio Castilini
Elaine
Camelot
Imine
Lis
Christie
Montague
Mya
Ian
R Society
Pathian
Arge
Ulster
Castor
Titusville
Statesman
Cay
Daviel
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