The Ancient Clock and the Windy Shore
A fragmentary poem paints a bleak seascape with red moon, breaking surf, and nocturnal wind. An unseen woman sits in a quiet hall listening to a ticking clock, finding solace in its memory across a thousand yesterdays. The poem pledges timeless music in time's passage.
Relics of the Holy Cross Across Europe and Beyond
A historical survey traces parts of the cross to Constantinople Rome Milan and Jerusalem with divers legends. It notes pieces in Saint Peter’s Santa Croce and Heiligenkreuz while recounting donations by Baldwin Helena and Sigurd and the cross’s spread through churches abbeys and royal treasuries.
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Constantinople
Baldwin
St. Louis
Sainte Chapelle
Theodosius
St. Ambrose
Cathedral of
Milan
Calvin
Holge Chappell
Paris
Poitiers
Rome
Helena
St. Croce
Gerusalemme
Heiligen-Kreutz
Austria
Palestine
Leopold V
Cour de Lion
Sigurd
Norway
Olaff
James I
Tower of London
Charlemagne
Aix-la-Chapelle
Harrow
St Vincent de Aul
Cashel
Abbey of
Holy Cross
Pascal II
Donough O'Brien
Brien Boru
Petrie
Church of Santa Croce
Cocanibampe
Jesus
Toulouse
Butler
Forged brass plate claim tied to Sir Jesus sentence note
A paragraph reports the discovery of a brass plate alleged to be an authoritative copy of the sentence on Jesus. It is a forgery, but a translation exists in Notes and Queries Ser II vol vii p 104. The notion appeared in the Kolnische Zeitung via Cornhill Magazine.
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Cornhill Magazine
Kolnische Zeitung
The Wire Tramway System Advancement in Quarry Transport
The article explains a rope hung box system where carriers grip the rope. its efficiency scales from 10 to 1000 tons per day with options for a double line. It cites Cape of Good Hope ore transport costs and Leicester trials showing road wear savings, noting a private company developing the system as The Tramway Company.
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Wire Tramway
Cape of Good Hope
Hodgson
Leicester
MarkGeld
Tramway
Angling in England A Day Among the Pike in 1869
The author recalls Field commentary on angling difficulty and longs for a day among pike. He contrasts the ferocity of the fish with the angler’s skill, describing pike as a tiger-like quarry and reflecting on the sport’s thrill and peril.
First Day of Pike Fishing in 1869
The narrator recalls long dry years for big catches and then sets out at dawn to fish a distant ornamental lake. By afternoon he lands ten pike including a 18 lb, 9 oz beauty, with others weighing 7, 8, and 16 pounds, and ends the day satisfied by the sport and the lack of broken tackle.
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Styx
Charon
Professor Porson
Brothers
Girls of the Period Explored in McMillan Magazine
The article contrasts two pieces on women’s work and social roles. A Belgravian young lady portrays idle privilege and calls for aid and education for English ladies, while a plain tale shows the poor’s daily struggle to find work. It argues for reform and meaningful work beyond frivolity.
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McMillan’s
Bee
Ama
Rome
Belgravia
Uch
Ladies’ College