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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1850
Page
1
A fragmentary poem reflecting on memories from a century past. The speaker laments vanished birds, maiden’s smiles, lovers’ sighs, graves, and landscapes once bright. The verse questions where those sights and places have gone, noting living successors and changed shores since then.
A fragment poem expresses a speaker’s preference to remain ignorant of a beloved’s true feelings. The speaker questions whether the beloved loves another, arguing that knowledge would cause grief and urging silence over the lip’s revealed emotions. The verse repeatedly crowns restraint over certainty.
A detailed account describes the evolution of lucifer matches from tinder to chemical matches. It outlines manufacture processes in Bethnal Green and Wisher's Gardens, labor division, box design, and the economics of cheapness. It notes continuous demand, seasonal shifts, and the societal impact of affordable lighting on urban life.
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