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Literary
October 21, 1823
Event 2 of 2
Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Excerpt from Lord Byron's 'Don Juan' Canto VIII depicting a misty battlefield with artillery and human suffering, emphasizing war's mortality. Followed by a 1823 letter from Huntsville, Alabama, sharing a political address from Tuscaloosa and commenting on the candidate's talents.
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POETRY
THE BATTLE FIELD.
(Don Juan, Canto viii.)
The night was dark, and the thick mist allowed
Nought to be seen save the artillery's flame,
Which arched the horizon like a fiery cloud,
And in the Danube's waters shone the same,
A mirrored Hell: The volleying roar, and loud
Long-booming of each peal on peal, o'er
The ear far more than thunder; for Heaven's flashes
Spare or smite rarely—Man's make millions
Mortality, thou hast thy monthly bill:
Thy plagues, thy famines, thy physicians yet
Tick,
Like the death watch, within our ears the ills
Past, present, and to come; but all may yield
To the true portrait of one battle field.
There the still varying pangs, which multiply
Until their very number makes men hard
By the infirmities of agony
Which meet the gaze—whatever it may regard—
The groan, the roll in dust, the all-white eye
Turned back within its sockets.—these demand
Your rank and file by thousands, while the rest
May win perhaps a ribbon at the breast!
VARIETY.
Extract of a letter to his correspondent in Richmond, from a gentleman in Huntsville, 16th September, 1823.
Attached you have an address from a gentleman of Tuscaloosa, to the people for their suffrages to obtain a seat in the Legislature of our state, which I submit to your perusal, (but not to your criticism,) and in the mean time you should beware of forming a too hasty conclusion relative to the talents and refinements of our state, from this hasty production. His quotations in Latin are excellent, and deserve to be remembered; and, in my opinion, had he paid more attention to composition in English, he would have been elected with ease. You may readily discover he has a strong athletic genius, and had he cultivated it in the right school, who knows but his name might be enrolled amongst the candidates for the presidency?
THE BATTLE FIELD.
(Don Juan, Canto viii.)
The night was dark, and the thick mist allowed
Nought to be seen save the artillery's flame,
Which arched the horizon like a fiery cloud,
And in the Danube's waters shone the same,
A mirrored Hell: The volleying roar, and loud
Long-booming of each peal on peal, o'er
The ear far more than thunder; for Heaven's flashes
Spare or smite rarely—Man's make millions
Mortality, thou hast thy monthly bill:
Thy plagues, thy famines, thy physicians yet
Tick,
Like the death watch, within our ears the ills
Past, present, and to come; but all may yield
To the true portrait of one battle field.
There the still varying pangs, which multiply
Until their very number makes men hard
By the infirmities of agony
Which meet the gaze—whatever it may regard—
The groan, the roll in dust, the all-white eye
Turned back within its sockets.—these demand
Your rank and file by thousands, while the rest
May win perhaps a ribbon at the breast!
VARIETY.
Extract of a letter to his correspondent in Richmond, from a gentleman in Huntsville, 16th September, 1823.
Attached you have an address from a gentleman of Tuscaloosa, to the people for their suffrages to obtain a seat in the Legislature of our state, which I submit to your perusal, (but not to your criticism,) and in the mean time you should beware of forming a too hasty conclusion relative to the talents and refinements of our state, from this hasty production. His quotations in Latin are excellent, and deserve to be remembered; and, in my opinion, had he paid more attention to composition in English, he would have been elected with ease. You may readily discover he has a strong athletic genius, and had he cultivated it in the right school, who knows but his name might be enrolled amongst the candidates for the presidency?
What sub-type of article is it?
Epistolary
What themes does it cover?
Political
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Political Address
Tuscalsosa
Huntsville
Legislature
Latin Quotations
Athletic Genius
What entities or persons were involved?
Extract Of A Letter To His Correspondent In Richmond, From A Gentleman In Huntsville, 16th September, 1823.
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Extract Of A Letter To His Correspondent In Richmond, From A Gentleman In Huntsville, 16th September, 1823.
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Address From A Gentleman Of Tuscaloosa To The People For Their Suffrages To Obtain A Seat In The Legislature
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Attached You Have An Address From A Gentleman Of Tuscaloosa, To The People For Their Suffrages To Obtain A Seat In The Legislature Of Our State, Which I Submit To Your Perusal, (But Not To Your Criticism,)
His Quotations In Latin Are Excellent, And Deserve To Be Remembered; And, In My Opinion, Had He Paid More Attention To Composition In English, He Would Have Been Elected With Ease.
You May Readily Discover He Has A Strong Athletic Genius, And Had He Cultivated It In The Right School, Who Knows But His Name Might Be Enrolled Amongst The Candidates For The Presidency?