Sympathy wasted on famous historical figures who deserved their fate
The Globe-Democrat essay critiques how historians artists and poets create sympathetic portraits of powerful figures such as Mary Queen of Scots Josephine Beatrice Cenci and Louis XVI while ignoring their crimes or misdeeds. It notes how public sentiment can venerate criminals and overlook daily sufferings of ordinary people, urging reader caution in evaluating historical character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Globe-Democrat
Dios
England
Mary
Darnley
Elizabeth
Christendom
Napoleon
Josephine
Naleon
Paris
Andosephine
Beatrice Cenci
Soleon
Count von Neipperg
Beatrice
Noret
Guido Ia
Tito
Rome
Italy
Justine
Chillon
Byron
Francois de Bonnivard
Savoy
Charles 11
Bonnivard
Mazeppa
Pollah
Peter the Great
Ukraine
Charles XII
Sweden
Pultowa
Peter
Turkey
Hender
France
Charles I
Charles
Louis XVI
Elisabeth
Anne
Russia
Cleopatra
Egypt
Llew Llwyd The Bard Of Cwmtcoed In His Study
The interview presents Llew Llwyd at forty, blending outdoor leisure with study. It traces his evolving poetic craft from initial quatrains to elegies inspired by local life, his methods, influences, and the humorous musings on prize contests and community reception in Comecoed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llew
Hut Liew
Liew
Islwyn
Barille
Trath Liew
Tie
Dafydd
Palleemoan
Stevenson
Worme
Ines
Tennyson
India
Sexton
Comecoed
Walesia
Black Lion
Fitegerald
Arnold
Liew Llwyd
Cwmcoed
Rhys Wynne
Paniah Moraine
Royal Medicine CO
River St
Ill
Matthews
Quotations on Virtue and Society From Classical Authors
A garbled OCR listing quotes from Virgil Shakespeare Plato Churchill Johnson Milton Dryden and others. It presents observations on governance intellect labor restraint and social behavior with fragments of phrases and misspellings throughout.
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Shakespeare
Lavater
Erie
Plato
Churchill
Aml
Lelaure
Johnson
Dryden
Milton
Ian
Puller
Why Harrison Retired and the 70 Million Landlords
A mock exchange between General Harrison and President Cleveland recounts why Harrison would not run again. They joke about 70,000,000 landlords blocking repairs and housing woes, with wit about leaking pumps, kitchens, and rent disputes as the motive behind Harrison's retirement.
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Chicago
Harrison
Washington
Supreme Court
California
Indiana
White House
Cleveland
United States
Curious World Fact Fragments From A Distant Review
A collection of odd notes covers war costs, alphabet counts, world languages, a Welsh superstition about killing a wren, the sun holding vast numbers of Earths, the scale of a watchful eye, and peculiar bed warming customs in Chilean culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Muraber
Wales
Marseilles Through Ancient Streets and Modern Vistas
Special Correspondent describes Marseilles as a busy port with modern boulevards and cafes. The piece notes the old town north of the port, the Palais de Longchamp with its gallery, Notre Dame de la Garde, Chateau d If, and the Monte Cristo prison on an island, offering views over the city and the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace de Longchamps
The
Tribune
Marseilles
Italy
Europe
Paris
France
Phocaea
Magealla
Puvis de Chavanne
Palais de Longchamp
Rome
Julius Cacanyr
Athens
Port
Plas
Old Town
Chateau Balondor
Knights of Malta
Palais de Longehamyps
Museum of Natural History
Maris
Prado
Polot
Ths Harbor
Notre Dame de la Garde
Chateau
Marvellaise
Mediterranean
Chateau D'H
Dumas
Monte Christo
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Mary Stuart
the Empress Josephine
Charles T
Llew Llwyd
Grey Liow
Conges Hospital
Eletedhood
Ebenezer Chapel
Selwyn
Ebeneger Chapel
the Tribune
Dan
Hawaii
Congress
Great Brig
Lafayette Avenue
Cleneral
Mr. Gowdy
Science Gossip
Frances
Edmond Dantes
Nhame
Dauphin
Man In the
Eithe
Winford J
Northup
Bottie
Mirae
Faustiogser
Ik Revivo
Madea
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