Masquerade Echoes of a Nose and Lost Captain Tale
A masquerade dialogue about masks and beauty leads to a shocking reveal as the narrator discovers the masked lady’s nose is false. After humiliation, he seeks forgiveness and departs, only to reconnect at a banquet where she exposes the deception. A separate sea tale recounts a British signal ploy and Commodore Rodgers’ witty exchange.
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Phillis
Laura
Phileas
New York Dispatch
Com. Rodgers
Washington
Sea Horse
Highflyer
Admiral Warren
Leeward
President
Rodgers
Warren
Lance
Peyton's Creek Bridge
Peyton's Creek
Tyro
London
New York
Matagorda Bay
Captain J
Notes and aphorisms on life and virtue
A collection of pointed maxims and reflections on human nature, courage, beauty, frugality, and social behavior. The author muses on bravery among negro troops, the comfort of fire in a room, and warnings about finding faults, with several witty lines about money and manners.
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Kentucky
Good Nature and Its Social Promise in Daily Life
A reflection on Good Nature as the humane disposition shaping daily conduct. It argues that benevolence guides social interaction more than lofty moods, serving as a preventive force against mischief and a foundation for domestic happiness. The author urges sermons to promote Good Nature and criticizes parental practices that erode it.
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Almot
Ain
For the Children Eugene Sydney's Downfall and Death
The tale contrasts two boys. Eugene Sydney, pampered and dependent, wastes a fortune and self leadership, while John Smith, poor yet industrious, builds character and helps himself. Eugene's demise comes after envy and neglect prevail, ending with a murder by an unseen enemy.
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Ohio
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Wayne County
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Asecrrey
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Wayne Oe
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Iron Rock
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Robert Shoemaker
Brown
Jos. H. Benzard
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the Baptist Church
Germantown
Tian
M. Jackson
J. H. Turner
Hodding M. B
Turner
Mineteenth Street
J. M. Lyons
Columbia
Rochelle
N.Y
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Eev
Winter
Roxborough
T. Winter
Roxbourough, Pa
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J. Herman
German Reformed Church
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Berks County
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Express
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Jove
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Burke
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Mr. R
Eugene Sydney
Eugene
John Smith
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