Deil's Reply to Burns Imitation from Lumley Den 1793
A satirical poem imitating Burns is dated From my chair in Lumley Den September 1793 and targets Rab Burns with mock arguments on Adam and Eve Job and other Biblical themes. The piece mocks poets Shakespeare Milton and Tam O Shanter while defending the writer’s cleverness and wit, ending with a dare about hiding from the devil.
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Robert Burns
Burns
Lumley den
Adam
Jack Milton
Eve
Holly
Hermit Clergyman and Daughter Live Secluded Twelve Years
An old Congregational minister named R A Watkins and his daughter Elizabeth have reportedly spent twelve years in isolation on a rural farm near Turner Junction, Illinois. They subsist on corn bread, the daughter once played the melodeon in the village, while the father, once educated at Middlebury, grew increasingly reclusive after his wife’s death. Local curiosity rose as the pair rarely left the property and the husband’s odd behavior drew attention.
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Cate
Chicago Post
Turner Junction
Chicago
Burlington
Quincy
Freeport
Pacific Air Line
R. A. Watkins
Elizabeth
Middlebury College
Vermont
Thia State
Science Among the Coster Mongers
A Tuesday evening scene in Golden Lane shows hundreds of costermongers entering the Evangelists Tabernacle to hear a message amid a district long famed for poverty. The audience includes street traders, workers, and families from nearby courts, drawn by social and religious reform efforts reforming the area’s rough reputation.
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Mayhew
London
Goldenlane
Evangelists Tabernacle
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