Lessons on national decays and temper in leaders
A reader urges warning in view of Britain’s state, citing Moore and a Tyre prophecy, warning that luxury and national distemper threaten ruin. The letter questions public virtue, discipline, and self-control, recounting an officer’s act of cruelty and the officers’ restraint as a model for temperate conduct.
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Tyre
Britain
Babylon
Alohe
Young's Centaur
Lancaster
Dr. Moore
Singular Blind Scholar John Diamond of Hanwell
In Lyon's Historical Account, John Diamond born 1731 in Botton Lincolnshire becomes a remarkable blind teacher in Hanwell. Despite losing sight at one month, he learns to read and teach others, writes on solar eclipses, and even crafts nativities passes. His memory outshines his poverty.
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Hanwell
Giraé
John
Diamond
Botton
Lincolnshire
London
Paternofter-row
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