The Wandering Jew and the Mirror of Agrippa
A Florentine tale opens with Cornelius Agrippa granting a mysterious visitor access to a full mirror for glimpses of a lost beloved Miriam. The stranger reveals himself as the Wandering Jew, who gazes into the mirror to see his dead love, and departs in a blaze of revelation after a dramatic confrontation with fate and sacred sites.
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Florence
Cornelius Agrippa
Palmer
Agrippa
Miriam
Cornelius
Miram
Tomb of Aaron Described on Mount Hor in Travel Narrative
A passages from Stephen's travel notes describe the Mount Hor tomb of Aaron as a thirty foot square chamber with a large tomb-stone, a blackened sacrifice stone, ostrich eggs, and a bare, dark chamber leading to a below floor staircase. The narrator explores the descent in darkness seeking light from a flint and steel.
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Paul
Pera
Mount Hor
Dead Sea
Aaron
Stephen
Holy Land
London sights and legal life impress a visiting American
An American in London writes of vast busy streets and brilliant shops lit by gas, theaters and public amusements, and the striking sight of endless goods on display. He notes Westminster and major courts, praising orderly conduct, dislikes powdered wigs, and compares English theaters favorably to those at home.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Great Metropolis
London
Westminster Hall
Queen’s Bench
Exchequer
Common Pleas
Steam Navigation Figures From Hunt's Magazine
A table shows passages of Great Western Royal William and Liverpool between New York Bristol and England. It notes averages 133 days NY to Bristol, 164 Bristol to NY. Great Western 17 voyages, 225 days at sea in fifteen passages, about 51000 miles at ~9.5 mph. Royal William and Liverpool average 18 days England, 153 days England to England. Delayed winter trips and rapid runs are discussed with Europe’s war news. Burraro Canan Business reports Canal departures 2340, tolls Buffalo 109097.50.
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N. Y. Evening Star
Merchants’ Magazine
Great Western
Royal William
Liverpool
New York
Bristol
London
Paris
England
Royal William and Liverpool
Europe
Buffalo
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A. Banks
J. B. Scott
Macready
West End
Regent Street
Philadelphia
Tomb OF
Tur Forman
Mehemet Ali
Ibrahim Pacha
Russia
Turkey
Asia
Africa
Globe
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