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Fragmented verse and a fatal fall at a railroad project
The fragmentary poem depicts ruined harvests and bereaved households amid autumn chill. It notes Mr. Whitemore of Bradley Whittemore & Co dying after a tackle failure on the Muskingum improvements at a river wall, his son also falling but escaping injury. It shifts to a long political reminiscence on Daniel Webster’s early career, speeches, campaigns, and naval policy debates, detailing his rise, fire, and return to public life through 1820s rhetoric.
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