Barbara Dilman and Doctor Make a Love Match
In a 1902 scene on a seaside retreat Barbara Dilman schemes to wed a wealthy doctor to secure status while her sister Molly aids the plan. A charity visit reveals Barbara's awakening feelings as the doctor bonds with a poor child, risking the match.
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Webster as a Drinker Before Two Famous Speeches
A nineteenth century account recounts Daniel Webster arriving in Richmond in the fifties, being escorted to the capitol while intoxicated, then drinking brandy to steady himself before delivering his historic October speech to 5,000 on the capitol’s south porch. It adds Everett’s note on Webster’s Hayne reply.
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Read the Poets for Culture Not Dissection
John Burroughs argues that college study of poets like Milton Homer Dante Chaucer and Shakespeare often turns into literal parsing. He contends readers should experience and love the living soul of poetry rather than dissect lines, seeking culture over mere knowledge.
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John Burroughs
Emerson on Shakespeare’s Mastery and Moral Insight
Ralph Waldo Emerson praises Shakespeare as settling morals manners economy philosophy religion taste and life. He asserts Shakespeare teaches state memory of man’s work and guides lovers maids and gentlemen with unmatched insight and refinement.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Promoters Capital Stock Banter
The promoters discuss capital stock in a witty line from the Baltimore American. The first promoter says one hundred million, and the second, drafting the prospectus, asks about increasing it. The response: just hit the zero key a few more times.
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A Devoted Parent in Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote profile portrays Dawson as a devoted father who spends sleepless nights thinking up clever things to credit his children with saying, highlighting his pride in them.
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The Juvenile Idea in Chlonge Post Pare By
A short exchange questions what happens to bad boys with the reply that they have more fun than good boys. The sentence reflects a provocative or satirical tone as printed in the Chlonge Post Pare By.
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