Poetic Reminiscence of Lost Faces and Hope
A fragmentary verse recalls a watchful, questioning shadow and a voice that does not answer. It contrasts painless, trusting sorrow with the welcome of old lost faces and an enduring, contented expectation.
21 Jun 1855
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1855
Page
1
A fragmentary verse recalls a watchful, questioning shadow and a voice that does not answer. It contrasts painless, trusting sorrow with the welcome of old lost faces and an enduring, contented expectation.
In Woldictrick region, the gentle giant Wapwallop and the vain two headed scholar Fadladdin argue that knowledge is power. Their journey through storms, a ruined caravanserai, a river crossing, a moonlit forest, and a hungry town tests who truly controls events, ending with a display of brute strength over theory.
Fragmentary narration shows a character fleeing intruders and reflecting on mental and physical superiority. He departs disconsolately, leaving unresolved whether Knowledge is Power or if he can save his companion.
The speaker recounts Sir James de B a vain energetic baronet famed for impeccable dress and silent authority. His fear of disturbance at a Bois de Boulogne drive reveals a blend of refined taste and fragile nerves. His reputation as a model of dandiness is praised and cursed, ending in exile and lament for fame.
A fragment reflecting Ruskin on work, heart, and will. It argues that tasks should be undertaken with effort and wholeheartedness, while worthless labor may be spared. The quote emphasizes passion over mere breadwork and warns against half measures.
The passage argues that envy is ignorance and imitation is death to action. Each person must claim their own portion and ground to grow. True power resides within, and self knowledge awakens only through personal trial and effort. One face or impression cannot fully define a person.
Mrs Caruanine Saeetocq speaks for Philadelphia women presenting a banner to the American Republican Association. She urges Bible defense in schools and government, frames women as equal partners in liberty, and invokes Revolutionary memory to impede Catholic influence while praising Protestant values and national unity.
The piece reflects on Louis Napoleon’s position, predicting his empire endures through reigning turmoil. It notes wide distrust in patriotism, yet belief in his ability to advance goals, while warning that the regime cannot last without upheaval. It contrasts Legitimists and Orleanists and weighs social forces. It also discusses the value of active, skilled citizens and the dangers of idleness.
A fragment from an anonymous poem, printed as a clipped sample in The Dime, reflects on life’s meridian and the journey from youth to death. The speaker invokes Hope, Passion, Youth, Memory, and the beyond, with lines praising the unity of memory and companionship on the road to the grave.
A transcription traces the 18th century boundary dispute between Penn and Lord Baltimore over the 40th parallel. It recounts surveys by Mason and Dixon and the 1763 Royal report ending eight centuries of contention, establishing the Mason and Dixon Line between Delaware and Maryland and extending toward the Ohio River.
The article discusses Lieut Maury’s study of microscopic shells from the Atlantic depths, arguing small ocean organisms drive long term planetary change. It urges reform through education and virtue, claiming character is built by daily habits, not grand acts, and masses shape a nation’s fate.
Excerpted remarks mockingly compare biblical and historical figures to American politics. Speaker rails at parties and leaders, jokes about David’s character affecting candidacy, and parodies legal cases with Cincinnati figures. The speech blends satire on Morality and law with local political references and humor.
The world has little time for promise books and even less for those without performance.
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