Edgerton's Farm Reflections on Rivers and Memory
The narrator recalls traveling rivers from the Hudson to the Ohio and Delaware, linking childhood scenes to enduring dreams and humanity. He invokes Paine, Kirkbride, and Archimedes, contrasting secular metaphysics with a wish to serve mankind amid a sea of speculative theories.
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The World Believed Flat and Concave Minds Clash
A man in England claims the world is flat while a Chicago philosopher argues it is concave and hollow. The piece riffs on microcosm versus macrocosm as observers tout bold theories and insist their ism will cure every ill.
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Chicago
Earth
Prophets of weather foretell a harsh winter ahead
A humorous verse warns of a blizzardy season with cold Decembers and snowy Januarys. It mimics weather prophets reading skies by moon, husks, and signs, predicting storms through March and a warm April, ending with a playful plea about reliance on the forecast.
Inner life shapes outer world through public sentiment
The author argues that inward character drives political reform and governance, claiming reforms arise from inner life rather than outward actions. They warn that corruption persists until public conscience awakens and that purity in government starts with individual virtue, using nature and history to illustrate the point.
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Timothy
Hudson River Article Recalled From Long Ago Magazine
James A. Edgerton of Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, New York, recalls a magazine article about the Hudson River read twenty-five years ago. He notes nature’s beauty remains fresh unlike almanac doubt and muses on honesty in various sectors.
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Hudson River
James A. Edgerton
Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, N. Y
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