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The Broken Heart and a Local Moral on Obedience
A long tale from Drogheda, Ireland ends in tragedy as a young woman Mary and her rejected lover James die together after a hasty marriage to a miller. Their deaths are framed by a village reaction and a later reflection on obedience, duty, and moral consequences. The piece also threads in anecdotes about parenting, truth, and the dangers of temptation.
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Rey
Leart
Drogheda
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Lut
Meltifane
Laving
James
E.erything
Untler
Owever
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Lave
Fac
Benton
Senate
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cumberland
Alleghanies
Gen
Braddock
Virginia
Kentucky
Cumberland Mountains
Kanawha
Halston
N. O. Picaynine
Vera Cruz
Marshall
California
Mr. Runnels
Claiborne
Acapulco
Mexico
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Red River
Farquhar
Burneis
Louisiana
Wentay
Bladensburg
Chew
Baltimore
Union Bank
Balti
Kiggop Bascom
Bishop Bascom
Ladies’ Repository
Bin
Dr. Buscam
Bascom
Gil
Nothle Renconter
Bageom
Bascora
Qhareh
New Orleans
Colmni Ration
South
Washington
Colonization Society
N. Orleans
Mr. Dawson
St. Francisville
Congress
Tomerroaw
Dr. Trascom
Dr. B
Dawson
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Tennessee
Potts
Wainright
New York
Methodist Church
Alan
de Vous
Luis
Charleston Mercury
Lisa
Pheeouee
Saan
Sidhe Campbell
Iatake
Tobkcurity
Mint