Tennyson Sea Dreams Criticism by W A Collins
W A Collins of Waverly Mo attacks Alfred Tennyson’s Sea Dreams AID a poem paid to Bradbury and Evans with over fifteen thousand dollars The critic ridicules its complex diction and verbose style while praising Shakespeare Gray Goldsmith and Byron as models He urges a return to plain musical English and predicts a lesser place for Tennyson in the temple of letters The piece appeared in the Visitor February 1860.
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Tennyson
W. A. Collins
Waverley
Alfred Ten
Rhhme
England
Messrs
Bradbury and Evans
Margaret
Virgin Mother
Don Quixote
Shakspeare
Milton
Alfred ‘Ennyson
Robert Burns
Wordsworth
M. F.tupper
Alfred Tennyson
Great
Temple of Letters
Vere de Vere
Longfellow
Bryant
Alexander Smith
America
Prize Fight At Bally Sparked Criticism Of Flair Sports
Report describes a brutal prize fight in Bally Ireland where a fighter was knocked down sixty one times and barely recovered to continue. The incident provokes debate over what some call rare sport and prompts Life Insurance Companies to weigh a clause banning risks from ballooning or tight rope acts in policies.
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Hiram Cox
Cincinnati
Michael
Bally
Mona
Ireland
Anit
A Lawyer's Adventure in a Illinois Horse Theft Case
A young Illinois lawyer recalls defending a husband accused of horse theft amid a powerful local gang. He uses a tearful wife, a sobering courtroom drama, and a plea for mercy to win a short sentence and gubernatorial pardon for his client.
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Illinois
United States
Moore's
George
Saman
Wolgeale
New York
Sprop
Night Road Robbery Escape Shatters Moore’s Prairie Route
A traveling man recounts being targeted by a four man gang near Shawneetown and Mount Vernon. After a staged raid at a tavern, he used a lantern to free his horse, sabotaged the assailants’ wagon wheels, and fled as the wagon crashed in the woods. Two gang members were badly hurt in the ensuing chase. the victim notes his clients recovered their money and warns against resuming that route.
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Shawneetown
Moore's Prairie
Mount Vernon
Thad
Moore
Toido
Wetocratic Conventions and the Douglas Nomination
A compact review of Democratic conventions from 1844 to 1856 highlights the evolving rules and ballot dynamics. It notes Douglas’s growing but uncertain strength, contrasting Van Buren, Cass, Pierce, Buchanan, and Cass’s later indicators, and projects Douglas’s Charleston bid with about 130 votes on start and likely none on final ballot.
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Charleston
Ilinois
A. Douglas
M. van Buren
Cass
James K. Polk, Esq
Tennessee
Buchanan
Levi Woodbury
Calhoun
Gen. Cass
Lewis Cass
Franklin Pierce
Douglas
Cincinnati
Pierce
Virginia Congressman Buys Pickled Oysters for Constituents
A Virginia House member, whose constituents include people unfamiliar with oysters, bought a can of pickled oysters. The package bore a garbled mark and was sent from a post office toward the mountains of Western Virginia, described in the Washington States and Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
House of Representatives
Washington
Union
Mixed Family Move Through Town With Litter Wagon
A fragment describes a mixed family passing through a town with a horse drawn wagon and an old pony leading. Three white headed children, a white poodle, and three spotted bull ups accompany the parents who travel together while mention is made of legislation and state departure.
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Wilmington
Ruth and Faithful Love in Biblical Verse and Prose
A critique praising Ruth as the heart of biblical domestic virtue and moral simplicity. It contrasts olden times with modern hypocrisy, urging living by faith and pure affection. It quotes Ruth’s vow and Naomi’s story, then riffs on related notices and literary snippets from the period.
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Ruth
Naomi
Elimelech
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Irene
Ohio
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Clermont County
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Scikmene
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Paormeron
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Daly
Clermont Hotel
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Sliker
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Go, W. Gnkaa
Jan. M
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the Invocation
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Thore
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Feiwrry
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