The Fall of Bob Blewitt in a Parish Tale
In a village tale a young man named Bob Blewitt funds a benevolent project to aid beggars and the poor but is ruined by misused funds and a conspiratorial circle. The Quaker and grocer recount how the plan collapses, leaving Blewitt destitute and scorned while the parish bears the burden and lament surrounds his fate.
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Hasdeg
Lim Slade
Bob Blewitt
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Peeple
Pat Labeer
Geocer
Apton
Blewitt
Bob Biewitt
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Byewitt
Eben
Feltom
Raspins
Amar
Armelf
Brother Blewitt
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Wilkie
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Richard Warren
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The Quaker and the Grocer in a Fateful Coach
In a crowded coach a Quaker laments a fallen man named Blewitt as a grocer mocks self interest and urges thrift and debt avoidance. The dialogue blends bitterness and humor about wealth, fate, and moral conduct, while hinting at broader social critique.
Domestic Tales Excerpt Reflects a Pious, Solitary Life
A reflective monologue describes renouncing commerce for virtue and learning. The narrator tends a small estate, aids neighbors, shares his income with the needy, educates his son, and finds solace in a garden hermitage. Death and mortality are contemplated as moral instruction.
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The Man of Sensiprerry Sees Quiet Farewell
A reflective note from the speaker declares devotion to a distant place, the peasantry and homeland, and predicts a plain grave stone that will fade from memory with time. The speaker asserts modesty in epitaphs while expressing enduring affection for the village and its people.
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