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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1878
Page
7
A collection of aphorisms and witticisms urging action on opportunities, patience for small gains, and personal discipline. It contrasts sowing now with reaping later, notes on character, fortitude, and the folly of postponing work, and includes humorous quips on daily life and morals.
A gentleman seeks advice from Lord Wentworth on how to carry out a diplomatic mission with credit to his country. The envoy should always tell the truth, avoid treachery, and observe details of a lady’s appearance. The text contrasts neatness and order with slovenliness and moral judgments.
Mrs Laura of Kansas owns three hundred acres of prairie and farmed ten acres wheat last year with her own plow and sowing. Though weak she began work with a chair at the furrow end and rested between rows. Her health improved and a neighbor sheep-raiser hired her to plow ten more acres for pay in sheep.
A fragmented remark recalls a Roman general rebuffing a traitor who offered a town key. The noble reply suggests Rome’s disdain for surrendering to treachery and the idea that Rome remains steadfast, not stooping to dishonorable terms.
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