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Newspaper
Java Government Gazette
Location
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Date
Oct 24, 1812
Page
3
An archaic verse fragment recounts a speaker addressing Charles with tender devotion. The speaker recalls emotional attention from others but says her heart belonged to Charles, noting his eloquence and charm while dismissing rivals and idle gossip.
The Prince Regent under Captain Harris anchored at Diamond Harbour after leaving Madras on the 26th while the Astell with Captain James Hay reached Kedgeree on the 30th. A long list of passengers per vessel includes officers, cadets, merchants, and family members returning to India with many named individuals and regiments. Also noted is the Windham's arrival at Bombay from Madras with additional passengers and a surgeon aboard.
The text offers a fragmented poem tone speaking of a magic charm, a Gatling theme, and a fixation on pleasing a person. It reads as a solitary, introspective lyric about treasures, love, and life’s concerns, with unclear context or full sentences.
Gay Tom argues the new road to Fortuné’s Fane will bring gains while Richard recalls empty tickets and blanks. They debate fortune and the lottery as a metaphor for wealth and opportunity in Java.
Humorous quatrains mock a pedant as a would be dictator wearing learned pretensions. The verse compares pedantry to folly, a monkey imitating man, and ends with a dated spoof dated October 1812 by Berry Beront near Oct. 1812.
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