Loneliness and Death in a Quiet Night
A speaker longs for memory and beauty but accepts a lonelier fate. They foresee leaving youth’s loved ones soon and drawing on cold robes of white to sleep through Death’s long dreamless night in a dark spot.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1849
Page
4
A speaker longs for memory and beauty but accepts a lonelier fate. They foresee leaving youth’s loved ones soon and drawing on cold robes of white to sleep through Death’s long dreamless night in a dark spot.
The poem declares March a stormy yet hopeful month bringing sun and warmth after winter. It contrasts harsh winds with promised spring and brighter days, noting how calm skies and gentle showers follow the harsh blast. The poet, William C. Bryant, cherishes March as a prelude to May and renewal.
A Giles Lecture on Don Quixote extols love as a potent, transformative force. It likens love to dew on flowers and a guiding light that curbs base urges, fuels courage, and inspires poets and leaders alike across youth, work, and war.
A veteran schoolmaster, tending five tiny schools for over thirty years, uttered a final phrase as death approached. In the waning moments he spoke with care for his pupils and said the day is ending and the boys may go out, school is dismissed.
In the United States postal scope compares with France and Britain noting vast mileage and letter counts. A case from Newtown reports a raving maniac restored to reason after decades, prompting notes on recovery and restraint. Macaulay's History is cited discussing lingering Norman Saxon class distinctions and villenage.
The piece muses on the rare power of songs to stir memory and emotion. It argues that even items dismissed as insignificant can evoke pleasurable recollections and purify life, turning time back to gentler memories and renewing joyous, springlike feelings.
The Chicago Tribune notes rapid Western growth from 1735 to the present, with white settlement rising from under five thousand to nearly one million between Lake Michigan and the Pacific. Forests and prairies have become a populated, garden like region.
An old cure recommends a borax camphor wash for hair cleansing and coloring, claimed to strengthen and prevent baldness. The Alps tunnelling report notes Mans machine biting rock, potential trade link Italy to Europe, and China’s population along with missionary work. A witty dialogue on emigrating to California closes.
A decree by the Sultan grants Christians access to top offices such as pasha and vizier. A German observer misidentifies General Cass as a Dutchman amid casual car talk. Dr. G G White argues a ringing ear comes from blood circulation. Naomi daughter of Enoch is noted at 580 at marriage.
The Hampshire Independent comments on the press power and the limits of persuading correspondents to report only one side of letters printed. The piece argues that editors cannot force uniformity in correspondence despite strong influence.
In the Atlantic about nine hundred miles west of St Helena, Sir James Ross reportedly reached the greatest sounding depth with no bottom and a line extending six miles and a quarter, marking a historic oceanic depth discovery.
On Saturday evening the 17th instant Justice M Grath united Robert Hales and Eliza Simpson in matrimony on the stage of the American Museum. Both parties have been exhibited there for some time.
A England lawyer who wooed a rich farmer's daughter after her rejection sent in a large bill for 375 attendants and family-advice services, prompting sharp social rebuke and questions of propriety.
A chaotic assembly voice contends with a stubborn spirit in the open field. A note on waterproofing cloth suggests brushing with a solution of isin glass and, upon drying, a solution of nutgalls.
A young Earl of Stanford elopes and marries a beautiful Cambridge girl, daughter of a shoemaker, in Cambridge England.
In England society circles mourning attire shifts to include scarlet accents. Ladies in mourning or half mourning are adopting the plan of decorating their garments with scarlet to signal their status.
A volume explores how sincerity strengthens persuasion by true, earnest presentation. It argues honesty enhances credibility and connects speaker to audience through genuine intent and clear expression.
The Supreme Court of Ohio in Clermont County hears a bill of review and supplemental bill filed January 17 1849 by James Tremper and others alleging errors in a prior 1837 chancery decree involving Edward Barton Jr and land rights. They seek review and reversal along with accounting for rents and partition of the land. defendants are required to appear by the next term or a decree may be entered.
Several named defendants including Eacret and Finney heirs are notified of a Bill of Review filed July 28 1848 in Clermont County Ohio Supreme Court. The action contests a 1840 Clermont Hamilton county decree on land titled to heirs of Samuel Eacret alleging errors of fact and improper parties including minors. Defendants are required to appear next term or defense will be heard. Attest clerk and solicitor noted. January 25 1849.
Complainants petition for review and supplemental bill in the Ohio Supreme Court seeks reversal of an 1839 decree. They contend Thomas Morris and heirs held rents from a land, others conveyed to Barton heirs, and request accounting and possession remedies. Court notice to appear and plead by law’s deadline.
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