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COLUMBIA -- Fitness centers, known for clanging weights and pounding music, are adopting some habits not typically associated with gyms.
This month the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs announced tighter financial requirements on physical fitness centers.
"Many physical fitness facilities have closed during the economic downturn, leaving consumers who entered into prepaid contracts without a gym or their money," said the agency in a statement.
If that happens, members should immediately cancel their contract and make sure they stop any monthly payment drafts. If a lump sum had been paid up front to a gym that closed, consumers are entitled to pro-rated refund. The agency also advises consumers to take note of automatic-renewal clauses in contracts.
The tighter accounting regulations for fitness centers became effective in May. Of the two-dozen 24 facilities that closed during the fiscal year that ended June 30, none were in Beaufort or Jasper counties, according to Consumer Affairs spokeswoman Juliana Harris.
Updates to the Physical Fitness Services Center Regulation require gyms to:
- Base a center's letter of credit or bond on the facility's number of members, not the number of locations in operation.
- Notify Consumer Affairs the gym's financial status changes. Among instances when the state agency must be notified: if the gym is going bankrupt, if a center is opening a closing, or if there has been a felony indictment associated with someone at the gym.
- File an annual report with the consumer-protection agency. This will allow state officials to evaluate the center's financial stability.


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In trip preparation, choosing a perfect place to stay is the most important aspect concerning your holiday. Here are ten most luxurious vacation rentals which definitely offer you everything you wished for.
Wyler House in Endeavour Bay, Mustique
When being in the Caribbean, it is such a pity that you do not visit the Wyler house to take advantages of all the wonderful things it has to offer. Wyler House is a newly built villa in Mustique which is constructed from stone and natural timbers. The newly completed hotel is designed in contemporary style by famous Italian architect Paolo Piva. The hotel offers Mustique`s magnificent tropical climate, chances to access idyllic secluded beaches, picturesque yachting port and Mustique's watersports. Each villa has three spacious bedroom suites, 30 meters pool, a gym and a media room.
Wyler House in Endeavour Bay, Mustique
Villa Golondrina in Cabo del Sol, Mexico
Villa Golondrina, which is located in a golf course, is an extravagant vacation destination offering unforgettable experience with beautifully decorated rooms, the glass doors and hot tub
Casa Mono Loco in Herradura Bay, Costa Rica
The Casa Mono Loco features a palapa roof, an open design, a lovely tropical adventure and an amazing sight of playful monkeys
Apollo Retreat in Mykonos, Greece
The beautiful islands of Greece are an exceptional choice for European vacation especially the Apollo Retreat. Situated on the top of a small hill, the retreat offers panoramic views of the Aegean Sea
Nirvana Beach Villa in Nassau, Bahamas
Nirvana Beach Villa in Nassau is the spacious property which may accommodate up to 14 people. The rentals provide guests with a private beach, dedicated staff, stunning panoramic views and an infinity swimming pool
Leamington Cottage in St. Peter Parrish, Barbados
This beautiful cottage is a romantic adventure or a perfect love nest to enjoy the joy the Caribbean at its best
Llandudno Beach Villa in Cape Town, South Africa
Llandudno Beach Villa is one of the most magnificent luxury vacation rentals in the world with spectacular views of the surrounding, luxury facilities and a personal chef
Villa Kubu in Bali Indonesia
Bali is perfect for discrete retreat and by families or groups. Villa Kubu, which is designed in steps which cascade down from the cliff with spectacular view to the Indian Ocean, is one of the most luxury vacation retreats here
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Pretty Kitty
I am a family guy with several startup business ideas, 36 years old, and living in the Middle East as a systems engineer contractor. Ive ran into some ideas with the local pet stores here and have made small transactions with them and products from Asia. Now, i am trying to expand those transactions into something more.
Pretty Kitty is a small cat accessory business specifically for wholesale ecommerce. This site will house designs and prices for cat and dog supplies and allow retail shops to select items through this site.
The LOGO should be in standard formats such as JPG or PNG and have a large resolution to fit on a 1280 X 1024 display without any pixillations.
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Preferrably, the logo should reflect the business name "Pretty Kitty", hence the cartoon should be of a prissy cat with accessories such as diamond necklace or other items. The logo should be in a feminine gender and denote upscale and wealthy or spoiled felions.
I have researched the net to provide detailed examples. These examples will be uploaded with the requirements.
The title of the logo "Pretty Kitty" should be placed under the cartoon and in bold large font. The icon should be about 5 times the size of the text on the bottom, The final product will have one icon with the business name and another without in case the business name changes, the logo doesnt need to. I am really fond of the images named :
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This logo should be scalable to later be placed as an icon for business cards and avatars on social networks and blogs.
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School Board elections today
Voters in six LeFlore County communities will cast ballots for school board candidates today. Shady Point voters also will decide on a $175,000 school bond proposal.Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to Election Board Secretary Sharon Steele. Anyone in line when a poll closes will be allowed to cast a ballot.To find your polling place, contact the election board at (918) 647-3701.Voters are required to show a government-issued photo ID or their voter registration card.The Shady Point bond proposition would fund construction, equipping, repair and remodeling of school buildings, furniture and fixtures, and the improvement of school sites. Officials said the proposal will not increase taxes because old bonds are being retired.Shady Point voters also will vote for either Shila Waddle or Gary Wright for school board.Fanshawe voters will decide between Brandon Baldwin and Casey Osterhout to finish an unexpired term.The Keota district, which lies partly in LeFlore County, has a three-way race involving candidates Roger Weece, Keith Nolen and Dan H. Drummonds.Spiro voters will choose between Eddie Stout and Raymond Rhodes.Todd Vickers and Lee Morris are the candidates in Heavener.Voters in Talihina will decide between Brian Holland and Rodney Faulkenberry.


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Located on Busch Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the Waksman Institute of Microbiology is an interdisciplinary research institute devoted to excellence in basic research. Focus areas include developmental biology, cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology, genetics, and genomics.
To support the educational mission of Rutgers, Waksman faculty members hold appointments in academic departments throughout the university. Our researchers train undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows, as well as engage high school students in research through an outreach program.


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"Lots of North Carolinians had fun this week dreaming of winning that jackpot on Friday and we were glad to see four tickets in our state produce wins of a quarter of a million dollars," said Alice Garland, executive director of the Education Lottery. "The biggest winner, however, was education because we'll raise a lot more money this year for teacher salaries, school construction, college scholarships and our pre-k programs."
Sales for those 19 drawings, recorded between Jan. 25 and March 30, were $34 million for the Mega Million game alone. During those drawings, more than 735,000 tickets in North Carolina won prizes ranging from $2 to $1 million, totaling $8.1 million. Those sales also boosted the local economy as lottery retailers recorded $2.3 million in lottery commissions. The Education Lottery set a new record for a single day of ticket sales on Friday, the sixth anniversary of the start of the lottery on March 30, 2006. The new record is $17,660,273, up $8.7 million from the previous record of $8.8 million set on March 12, 2008. Mega Millions ticket sales on Friday accounted for $12.3 million of all the day's sales.
In Friday's Mega Millions drawing, tickets sold in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland all matched the winning jackpot numbers to split the $640 million jackpot. In North Carolina, there were 369,594 winning tickets totaling $3 million in prizes. Four tickets sold in North Carolina beat odds of 1 in 3.9 million to match all five white balls and win $250,000 each. The lucky tickets were purchased at the Piggly Wiggly on Richlands Highway in Jacksonville, the Kroger on Six Forks Road in Raleigh, the Swift Mart on Marshburn Road in Wendell, and the Seminole Mart on U.S. 421 North in Broadway. The winners have 180 days to come to lottery headquarters in Raleigh to claim their prize.
Ten other tickets sold in the state matched the numbers on four of the five white balls plus the number on the Mega Ball to win $10,000 each. Two other tickets matched numbers of four white balls plus the Mega Ball and are valued at $30,000 because they were $2 Megaplier tickets. The Megaplier number drawn on Friday was the No. 3 so the initial $10,000 win was multiplied by three.
By law, lottery funds pay for teachers' salaries in grades K-3, school construction, need-based college scholarships and prekindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds. To date, the N.C. Education Lottery has raised more than $2.2 billion for these initiatives statewide.
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Optometrist - Sheffield Mosborough
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- Salary
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- Closes
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- Job Role
- Optometrist
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- Multiple Practice
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About the role
You can spot an Asda Optometrist from a mile off. They're the ones you see going the extra mile for a customer. What's more they get their colleagues to do the same, because they're on a mission to provide the best eye care at the best possible prices. If you're all about delivering exceptional clinical service, you'll love the buzzing environment of our in-store practice. You'll also love how passionate we are about your development, always ensuring that your skills are at the cutting edge.
The ins and outs
- You'll provide an outstanding clinical service – from eye tests to contact lens fitting
- You'll also maintain an exceptional standard of customer care
- Work with the Dispensing Optician to ensure clinics run like clockwork
- Take full responsibility for inspiring and coaching your colleagues
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- You'll need to be registered with the General Optical Council as a fully qualified optometrist
- And be on track to meet the statutory points requirement for Continued Education & Training (CET)


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Wagon Deals: April 2013
Several automakers are offering incentives this month on station wagons. We've listed our favorite station wagon deals on models ranging from budget-friendly to luxurious. That will give wagon shoppers a good starting point as they search for a new model.
Acura TSX Sport Wagon
The 2013 Acura TSX Sport Wagon offers a more practical take on the popular Acura TSX sedan. In April, Acura is offering two lease incentives on the TSX Sport Wagon. The first is for shoppers interested in the lowest possible payment. That deal is available for 36 months and boasts monthly payments starting at $309 after $1,999 at lease signing. Acura also has a lease incentive for drivers who would rather not make a down payment. That deal includes a 36-month term and offers payments starting at $360 per month with nothing down.
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Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
The 2013 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon is a 5-door wagon version of the sporty Cadillac CTS sedan. In April, Cadillac has only one incentive on the CTS Sport Wagon. Through the end of the month, qualified shoppers looking to finance the sharply-styled wagon can get zero percent interest for up to 36 months. For drivers interested in a new car that's even faster than the standard CTS Sport Wagon, Cadillac is offering its zero percent deal in April on the wildly rare and extremely fast CTS-V Sport Wagon as well.
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Subaru Outback
The 2013 Subaru Outback is an all-wheel-drive, midsize wagon based on the Subaru Legacy sedan. Two deals are available through the end of April. The first is a low-interest deal for qualified shoppers interested in financing an Outback. That incentive offers 0.9 percent interest on the wagon for up to 36 months. For drivers who would prefer to lease, Subaru is also offering an April lease deal on the Outback. Through the end of the month, it's available for 42 months with $1,965 down and payments starting at $265 per month.
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Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen is a station wagon version of VW's popular Jetta sedan. In April, gasoline-powered versions of the Sportwagen are available with a lease incentive. Through the end of the month, shoppers who put down $1,999 on the Jetta Sportwagen can get a 36-month lease with payments starting at $239 per month. While that offer is around $80 more per month than a Jetta sedan, shoppers who want wagon practicality will appreciate the deal. Unfortunately, there aren't any April deals available on the diesel-powered Jetta TDI Sportwagen.
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Volvo XC70
The 2013 Volvo XC70 is an all-wheel-drive wagon with raised suspension and bold, off-road-style bodywork. In April, qualified shoppers interested in the XC70 can get good lease or finance incentives on the wagon. The best deal is for customers interested in financing the XC70, as Volvo is offering zero percent interest for up to 48 months plus up to $1,000 cash back. The combination of low-interest and cash back is a rarity in the luxury car world. For drivers looking to lease, Volvo is offering the XC70 for 36 months with just under $2,000 due at lease signing and payments starting at $469 per month.
What it means to you: Although there aren't many wagons left, our listing of wagon deals will help shoppers looking for a good price on a new model in April.


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Curry powers Warriors past Blazers
Oakland, CA – Stephen Curry poured in a game-high 39 points on 14-of-22 shooting to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 125-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.
Curry also went 7-for-12 from 3-point range and dished out six assists.
"It's amazing the clinic he is putting on," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said of Curry. "It's absolutely amazing. You see the shots go up and you are shocked when they miss. You hear the sighs from the fans and the eyes off the opponent and your own team and you look at the bench -- we are witnessing one of the greatest shooters that have ever played this game. And he's in the discussion with anybody that has ever played."
Carl Landry added a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and David Lee dropped in 13 points to go with eight boards for the Warriors, who hold a one-game lead over the Houston Rockets for sixth place in the Western Conference.
Rookie Meyers Leonard had his best game as a pro for the Blazers, pouring in a career-high 22 points to go with 10 rebounds.
"I felt pretty good out there tonight," Leonard said. "My defense and my rebounding have got to get better. Offensively, I kind of got into a groove there late. I had a rough stretch during the third quarter where I struggled with my shot, but I've just got to keep my head up and continue to play with confidence."
Wesley Matthews added 18 points and J.J. Hickson scored 15 points to go with 10 boards in the setback.
Golden State led 36-31 after the first 12 minutes and took a 65-55 lead into the break.
The Blazers stayed within striking distance early in the third, trailing 76-67 at the midway point of the quarter, but the Warriors closed the frame on a 20-11 swing to go into the fourth leading 96-78.
Curry led the way for Golden State in the fourth, pouring in 10 points on 4- of-5 shooting just before the six-minute mark of the stanza to help the Warriors build a 110-87 lead.
The Warriors' lead grew as large as 28 over the final stages.
Game Notes
Golden State shot 54 percent (47-for-87) from 3-point range ... Andrew Bogut had 10 points for the Warriors ... Landry, a reserve for Golden State outscored the Blazers bench 25-19 ... Portland guard Damian Lillard scored 16 points and dished out eight assists in the setback.


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A day for celebration, thank you, and good-bye as the Destin Snowbird Club, with President Timi Millar at the helm for the last time, held the final meeting of the year, Tuesday, March 12. Entertainment featured a new act, comedian Joseph Coutain, and return visit by piper Bob Horner. President Timi reported on the highlights of the action packed season. Although club membership was down over the past year, participation at special events and fund raising for snowbird charities were substantial. Donations to both the Northwest Florida State Collage and the American Cancer Society were at all time highs. Congratulations Destin Snowbirds!
Special recognition was extended to Lisa Firth and all the staff at the Community Center for their support of the club during the winter season. Following the last meeting, all the snowbird signs and supplies were packed away in the storage locker until next November. Items may be placed in the locker for summer storage for the final time from 8-9 a.m. Saturday, March 23. A reminder for all the �early� birds, the storage locker will reopen Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013.
The year end financial report, prepared by treasurer Ken Lemire, was delivered by incoming president George Olson. Membership fee revenue of $15,420 was not equal to the expenditures of the club this year; however, due to the monies raised by special events such as the annual Mixer Party and the TGIT events the membership fees will remain at $8 for the next season.
On this year's outgoing executive committee a record number of members were awarded life membership in the Destin Snowbird Club. This honor is bestowed upon presidents and spouses who have served the club for three years. Other positions on the board are awarded life membership after four years of service. This year recognition goes to Timi and Tom Millar, Secretary Gail Carson and Bob, Webmaster Gene Holzer and Sandy and Treasurer Ken Lemire and Evelyn. These eight people will join the 24 other life members who remain active in the club.
George also was pleased to announce the nomination of Gail Carson to remain as secretary for the 2013-14 season. She and all the board members and their spouses took the stage as the club seal was passed from Timi to George.
The meeting closed as usual with the awarding of 80 door prizes, the last of the more than 2,200 prizes collected by the prize committee this season. Chairman Paul Hewitt, along with committee members Nancy Hewitt, Pam and Dave Chandler, Linda and John Testa, Marion and Mike Hoyles and Sigrid and Arnie Aschelman, would like to thank each and every one of the 238 contributors for their sponsorship.
In closing, I would like to thank the many club members who have given me encouragement these past two seasons while serving as publicity director. Look for the inaugural article by Sigrid prior to Nov. 18 in the Northwest Florida Daily News, The Destin Log and on the club website www.destinsnowbirds.org.
Remember to check the website frequently prior to your arrival for information concerning all club activities and events for the new season.
Nancy Hewitt, outgoing publicity director, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Some people are born with an increased tendency to form blood clots,
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Many of these blood-clotting irregularities can be identified with
special tests. If your doctor suspects that you may have an
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After Sandy, Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreter Finds Unexpected Fame
On a day when so many surreal images and news updates were filling the screens and airwaves for those tracking the latest on Hurricane Sandy, there was one surprising star born – Mayor Mike Bloomberg's sign language interpreter.
Television and livestream viewers of Bloomberg's press conferences found themselves listening to the mayor's words, but transfixed by Lydia Callis's larger than life animated signing.
Callis, who has gone viral, turned the usually understated practice of signing into first-class performance art, acting out the mayor's message to New Yorkers. It was reportedly her first time interpreting at a press conference.
The Internet's newest sensation – already the recipient of numerous marriage proposals on Twitter – did for signing what Michael Phelps did for swimming and Melky Cabrera did for baseball.
When in his characteristic fatherly but flat way the mayor described dire scenarios, she made a face that spelled devastation. When he spoke about tough decisions or confusions, she looked off into space, illustrating confusion.
And what got the most love were her hands – essential to signing, of course, but Callis's hands became stars all themselves, like those of Manhattan's most theatrical white-gloved traffic cops, or a masterful mime.
New York magazine said that Callis gave those who watched the press conference "a legitimate reason to smile."
"There haven't been a lot of famous sign language interpreters before this," a Time magazine story said. "She was not only able to translate the important words of the Mayor to anxious viewers across the country, but also provided clear, coherent and animated explanations to millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans."
Little is known publicly thus far about Callis, whose spontaneity somehow worked with her business look -- simple short hair style and dark blue tailored suit. There was a debate on the Internet about the spelling of her last name, with some saying they'd seen "Calas" and others insisting it was "Callis.
But there was little debate about the extra dimension she gave to the press conferences, and to a day when people found little else to captivate them in a warm way.
Ginger Fires, or @GingerFires, tweeted "#LydiaCallis turns Bloomberg's monotone press conferences into an energetic interpretive dance by Rosie Perez."
Twitter member @durtymo said: "Bloomberg speaking & all I wanna see is the sign language lady from yesterday! #LydiaCallis yes."
Another member, @CosmicFluke, simply state: "The new face of 2012, #LydiaCallis."
And Adam J. Reid, or @read_reid, a Georgia State University law student, wrote: "If you don't love #LydiaCallis you weren't watching a news network last night. http://lydiacalasface.tumblr.com.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - We have warned you before the criminals love the web and they try to trick you into telling data about yourself so they can take advantage of you.
Now the tables are turning on the bad guys as Google helps the good guys fight the bad ones.
Just like your clicks on the web leave digital tracks, the same goes for cybercriminals. Google has figured out what it can do to help law enforcement fight back.
WBTV's cyber expert, Theresa Payton, is following this latest development and explains how it works:
1. They are meeting with key officials from US and foreign law enforcement to come up with a long term plan
2. They have looked at their own tools such as search, photos, and youtube to determine behavior patterns of criminals and to apply it to potential crime
3. Tracking postings in a way that protects privacy but alerts law enforcement if something about the internet usage does not seem on the "up and up"
4. The effort will be run out of Google's group called Google Ideas.
Law enforcement has a relationship with Google now and has been leveraging the internet to fight crime. Resources such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, blogs have all been used to help prevent crimes and research cases. Even a tip site called Tip411 was created to help link tipsters to law enforcement.
Google Safe Search. Google has service set up that parents can ask their kids to use for safer searching. It filters out inappropriate content such as pictures or topics that kids should not be exposed to. You can find it here.
If you want to use Charlotte's online resources for reporting a crime, you can click here.
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IRVINGTON, N.Y. – Former Irvington resident Alison Strachan says she visits the Old Croton Aqueduct park as often as she can.
I "grew up on the OCA," she wrote on The Tarrytown Daily Voice
Strachan is not alone. The Old Croton Aqueduct Historic State Park has seen a more than 20 percent increase in visitors so far in 2012. The park has had 708,402 visitors this year, nearly 145,000 more than the same time period last year. The Aqueduct park was created in 1968 and spans the Western edge of Westchester County from Yonkers to the Croton Dam.
The Rockefeller State Park and Preserve in Pocantico Hills also saw attendance jump more than 20 percent. It recorded 236,732 visitors this year, nearly 49,000 more visitors than the same time last year.
The two parks are following a trend. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced that overall attendance within the system has increased by 2.3 million since last year — a 5.6 percent increase. New York State has seen nearly 43.7 million visitors at its 178 state parks and 35 historic sites this year.
"It is gratifying that so many people continue to enjoy and appreciate the New York state park system year after year," State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey said. "New Yorkers are fortunate to have such high-quality and inviting state parks and historic sites across the state."
The statewide increase can be attributed to great weather and well-attended events such as Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk across Niagara Falls in June, Harvey says.
Lesley Walter, a Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct board member, believes the historic park is popular because it is dog-friendly.
"For that reason alone the OCA Trail is very well-used," she said.
Rockefeller State Park Preserve has become so popular that it doesn't have a down season anymore, park Manager Alix Schnee said. Fall is the park's busiest time, Schnee said.
"It used to be that the summers were very slow, that's no longer the case," she said. "We also had tremendous attendance during the peony season this year; we were literally jammed in the courtyard; and people came all day long."
Although summer is winding down, Harvey said the park system is expecting even more visitors.
"We've had a tremendous season so far, and we hope that our visitors enjoyed their time swimming, camping, golfing, hiking and sightseeing at our parks and historic sites," Harvey said. "But the year is far from over, and fall is one of the best times to get outside in New York."
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the watchman is the organ of the farmers alliance in th and 7th congres sional districts advertisers make i note of this , wa tchman ha350 percent emulation than any other paper publisjied in salisbury and is therefore the best ad v3 rtising medium r ■• i / 1 i • % \\ t i p vol xxhv third series salisbury n c thursday d<r j33 i 15 i$d2 no 7 alliance i>l itl'ictoky stonewall jackit.n's dorse richard razor's lettek last wednesday we had our boy jim loing some carpenter work in the office mil he is ordinarily a very fussy kind of i boy l>ut on this occasion we had given kiin some work to do that required the use of a dull saw a 1 ad faced hammer and some second hand nails we had him putting up a partition and he made uch a racket lhat we could not hear and scarcely see we decided to take a stroll through the city to get clear of the fuss u.d al the same time see what the out look was for xums goods among the merchants not for our r\i benefit at all for we never have money lo buy xmus tricks with hour rood looks fail to get them we are left every lime but for the beuelit of the readers of the watchman for we know many of them have something to buy with while standing on the corner we aw a great crowd standing in front ot ihe j m davis & co racket store on tryon street we made a straight shoot for the store and elbowed inside of the house our jioud looks as is always the case iii a crowd attracted the attention nf bro j m davis win fortunately for me was standing just inside smoking a two for a nickle he cut a glance saw i was embarrassed by being crowded among a set of faces he armed us and said he would open the way and see that we we were not trod on by the feet ol men i thanked him and told him i hat some of the women had big feet too and he said that he meant ail i asked him what was causing the stir he replied lhat they bad just opened 31 large cases of holiday goods and between putting them in place and waiting on an army of customers it had got things on i hump we started down the aisle counter on both sides and behind each counter was a line of lady clerks and they were good looking clerks some ol them beyond good looking they were pretty or that is what we heard a red mounted crooked nosed fellow say thai i ! n liis glasses but the counters were groaning under the weight of toy uuiitmier iiwuday goods and suspended over the counters was a like amount alxmt half way down i stopped and jus thought came to my mind this is the home of wonders aladiu with h.s wonderful lamp not produce a more va ried and beautiful collection of delights for the little 16 ks than are now on exhi bition at the si me of j m davis & co bro davis could not bud names for each article and he had one of those girls to lasisi in naming the different aiticies vs we went down she was polite ami took great pains to show us how to wind up such of tin toys as run by a spring one i suppose thought i was a rich mer chant from ihe rural districts and wanted to muse a large purchase or lie might have thought that 1 had ten or twelve little boys and girls and would treat them all next week get their xinas fix ings or my good looks may have bad something to have done with the marked attention the iady clerks gave the young sometimes are carried away by ueuuty i will just give the names of a few tilings as i remember them dolls of cloth and lubber dolls of all sizes dolls dre«ed and undressed dolls that walk talk dance and cry doll lhat eat and have tic.ussaus steam boats bteaui engines in reality work of all kinds run by steam railways living musical acrobats devil among the tailor's tables jumpiug jacks jumping frogs travelling coolers swimming ducks switch-back railroads running on full time toy tea sets parlor sets kicheu sets toy bed room sets this is only an inkling i asked bro davis when would we get to the end of the house ifthi was all another puff from bis two foi k nickie and he said go lo the basemen there we found another store full of well we cau't say what the first thiuj w done was to run over more express wagons carts wheel barrows bycycles velocipedes and such like than would supply an ordinary school district j imcked to the foot of the stairs as i saw there was no room for my feet down there i looked and saw vases china ware queensware lampware wiihoiti end we asked bro davis if that was i all he puffed the two-for-a nicklc ■g.iin and we went to the second story 1 nis floor was filled with clothing hat ind caps we looked at that maiumotli collection of clothing and then at our mvn old hack and wondered uh.it would bechance fora swap we saw several fellows getting into new clothes hut all we could do was to draw a long breath a fellow asked us if we ft it any change after coining from the basement to the third story he meant as to the almos phere we did't understand him anil felt in our pocket and told not a nickle we next climbed to the third story ami feasted our eyes on enough carpeting u icover the floors of all the rooms ot ten isuch buildings as the royal palace a stockholm a little further on we found p;les on piles of toys novelties etc.morf than we can describe huddled ogethei i hi a way that will attract the attention of the old and young the rich and tb poor a:id that will make the children's eves open wide w.tii wonder and theii hearts beat fast for joy we began u elbow out of ihe house with teais in oui leyes for we had taken nothing iuto th i tore and of course we could not lakt anything out when you go in y..u wil meet ben shit-ids at the door with ; smile on his face ben is oneoftheoli standoy's of the backet and isalwaj in a good humor we saw v mc-»in t the wjll known cbarl i te shoe man be hind the counter john delane looke as happy as if it was saturday and h was going to see his best girl the next house we tumbled in was james harrison it co the second story of their house is made up of christmas goods tlie house is not as large as the racket but just as full all the same toys vithoiit end t!ie funny man of the firm met us at the door and began to show and price goods l>ul>y doll toy wagons rattlers tops jumping jack and all kinds of baby fixings we told him we wasn't that kind hud not tome to buy but to see and tell the readers oi the watchman where christmas goods fould be found we fon d prices in reach of all the funny man saidthal he was non-partisan in his deahngs when customers came he offered them good goods at prices to suit ihe times and he did not ask them what their age was what eonnty or state they were horn in what their occupation was i>r whether they had seen the bears 01 whether they carried their money in their stocking or what ticket they voted or whether they were aspirants for the postofficeor mint or whether thev favor free coinage or the government owner ship of railroads all that he asked was for everybody to come and m-e him and if they want anything in his line to say so and he would accoiiiinodale them as to style and price we dropped in at eddin's book store john and charles said they had nobreend es and coats and hats and stockings ach such like but when it came to books and stationery and christmas cards jtom pens mu.-ical instruments and all kind of book store christmas presents lor hus bands wives sisters mothers gathers brothers chileren sweethearts cousins aunts uncle friends and kinsfolk m were in it they have a handsome slock of goods in their line at bed rock prices see there ad in the watchman thej have promised us a speller for a christ mast present now while you are looking for christ mas goods don't forget your house but get on your hind legs and rack round u w e shaw and co and yet a new set ol harness new lines and reins and throw those old bark and rope reins away that you have had and your bridle all year get a new saddle and throw that quill away that you have been riding on all year get a collar and st<;p wearing your horse's neck out with the naked names — he ketps them at ruck bottom prices we met j h weddingtou in our rounds he said brown wi-dding ton and co had a full line of christmas goods we looked about in the house and found a large quantity f goods and all useful and necessary but they have a great many toys that we have no voice for when it conies to playing with a four pound axe or spade shovel spade pick crow bar wheelbarrow handsaw sledge hammer hue grain cradle crus cut saw broad ax food adz and such toys as that and a thousand other arti cles that we could not name we wonld asked to be excused but they have them all the same and they are liberal they have as accommodating corps of clerks as you will find one of them offered to sell me everything they had if i had the money to pay for the goous but said i owed ooets now he would 1 e pleased u ha\e me settle that to begin with 1 went to ihe den and found that jim had finished a small lumber room he was working at when i left and bad nailed bitnselfup in th room ami had forgot to leave a door — kichabd razor iiiss<ru{j»le wilji oj.faur ooedaj i realized writ i fciru victim tit ti.e o|ui:iu hab:t word w.is no longer asrnix iiid the moral nature i (.,. drowned leaped up iii ; , .. ii 1 me i ir to m i • . hu4 f : ■• : . anung tlie slores c.ijiir.nd ;>.! l.ir|>ivs tferry writes mrs jackson i i her l't of sionew.ill jackson 11 not the 1 a vatnahie w:is a train of cars on jim batliraore and giro rai voa 1 , ouml for washington,^ud loaded with hoi-sfs for the government this was a liiwiui piize un was t in v turned over to t lie coiijvd nite in..s with the exceptidn nf two hor*c which general jackson purcliased thinking that hostilities would o-n l)e over he selectt'fl the mnaljer uf the two a pretty soiiel us a present for his wife rational alliance — h l loucks pres ident huron 8outh dakota uddress w ishiugton d c...j li.tuintr suuretary treusurer georgia j f vvilletta itscturer kansas state alliance — marion butler president clinton n j w s uni'uut secretary lilli-iull tth congressional district — lecturer a lciizar mooresville president col h a i tor ey ciitawjja v.-i'ic e p penickj kim wood s'.-'-ri'tai-y and treasurer j l riinscv salisbury ilnnui caunty — jesse miller president blackmer m l ritchie secretary saw ircdill county 3 m parks president statesvflle m e ramsey secretary mooresville gaharrus county — a f hileman presi dent concord dr j s lafferly secre tary concord davidson county r s green president jimcs w a lindsuy secretary tiioiaias viilo cutawba county — s t wilfong presi l(!ii newton j f ilerinnn secretary sew ton n c reform press association ojficer8—j l ramsey president marion ihiiir rice president v s barnes sec cttinj papers progressive farmer state organ raleigh n c caucasian i'llnton n c itural homo wilson n c carolina wafccliman salisbury «. c parmera advocate tarooro >. c mouut.ilu uoiuc-juurnal ashevllle n c ahl.uict semlnel goldsboro n c i iouui n lue trinity college n e iercury hickory n c ij ul l t . r wliiitakere n c n iv hi », t rm ii-.i i - • . . . what iu;iv to he l-u with ibia . liable ivr.ii u \' v f»llill i i i.k i : . ■( priniipa.i | aid i tit i - it n iu u . i w n i i l ueti nui •-.■it h • .-;,. in r ;_:■t — \\ : • u i i ry li t walk ill i i 4 e , i ; livi d in i _ general jackson had several of her horsts but preierred the lade sorrel to them all finding his gait as lie x pre-se i it as e.isy as the rocking of u cradle he rode this horse in nearly every battle in which he whs engaged u fa ey as the ihfre was nannd indefatigable one reason perlmp was that ho always lay down when the command halted for a ivst uis mas ter made a pet of him and often fed him with apples from his own hand aft j r b j ing lost for a time upon the fall nt general jackson at chun eeliorsvihf the horse was found l>y a con federate ouier ami kindlv sent to the jackson family in north carolina lie lived many years in lincoln county on the farm f doctor harrison father in-law of the general one of young morrisons used to say that old fai.cv as he was always called on the farm had more seise than any horse he ever saw 11 could make a good use ot bis mouth in lifting latches and letting down balsas a man c mid with his i nds one of his habits was to let himself out of his stable and then ljo lefiberately to the doors of all the other uorsses and mules liberate each in turn ind then march off to the grain fields with them all behind him like si sol-livr leading his command at borne 1 , : l ,. _, . for npiam i torth »•> inum , itu m . v ii as i left ixiisf ; tl rrnck a ro the d>i«ns i iv tl .■tr..%;tiijn>uiitu o i the liotir for iiiv j ••• u!f u ., ..• i was at hand u;<i i kn-h ui t loll was u l q . t i . ./, t loiig and bitler 1 ! •• >:: uggle »•»■> 1 l'lu cnivii •• seem hi 1 ■• 1 ... .. hape thai w ii-i ii i - etice that nul mil 11 <• i . - : . came back to me like 1 ... : i . 1 that would not lose or leave me 1 al i rould not leave or l'~r s uit;time 1 sai,g somet unes 1 ra\etl and swore some in,es 1 prayed nod we|«t ihi nev er mice th 11k uod did mv nsoiutioti falter much of thai dftjht 1 i •] no r - member dim things came ... < . me at time such as a f.ill i h .<. t . hurting in v knee i thiuk 1 ln«:lileu i m in ..| .- n ho a«ked me sunie ij it t ion and 1 lielieve 1 can ivnillect th.t i nnxrlf grew t mi time full if fear - fear 01 hurting m>-»-lf not c>.h*-r at d ill i i suffered tliiist sucli lbiisl,s«ii n awful tl.i:>t — 1 in i iuu>t have staked ii somewhere fo in the uioriiing m rlulhes and necktie were all wet nu<l i i\a my hair at seven 1:1 the morning of the next dav i found my self leaiiiug oil a gate and looking out nn the landscape before with a sort f curious wonder as to how i came there my heal dropped on my hands 1 slept for 1 tiniik only a tew minutes iiml awoke quite well bnt he wa such a j)i.'t that his misdemeanors passed f r clevernos lie was often t.ken to county fairs a'here was an object of as much inter st as one of the old hirone of thej war he vvas more than thirty years of ag 1 when hedied in 18sg at the soldiers home in richmond a tuff«d effigy nf this old vvat horse may still be seen in glass case in the library of the home a feast in zulniaiid a dozen magnificent long-horned cattle were run into the kraal and siv ■n stalwart wamors followed them in ass tyass in baud crowding the c tf a curious freak of nature bas taken place in tiie pen-on of a young maq named jones aged 22 years living at stamping ground scott county ky about two years ago he eomplainnetl of i severe pain in his left shoulder itndarmto the elbow he suffered intensely for several month nheu tlie parts effected began lo change co'or until it become a dark brown ami at ; lie same time t lie pain dimini>htil until it finally ce.is«-d when it wa noticed this was about a ye.r »£«•) that atliuk growth r l»ro»n hair h 1 ia<le us appearance n i he browu or discolored pints pxfendiug irom ihe elbow to the eo!l.ir-bone covering the shoulder blade aid at tins 1m < j lie iiair is over one inch 1:1 length ihe pain has entirely disappeared a»id lie voting ill ill iia-s aim l t -\ i •• ihe strenytii in that arm that he hud 11 the uthtr wh&t is castoria ic'astoria is i>r samuel pitcher's prescription for infants an d child rent it contains neither opium morphine no < j:?r kareoiic substance it is a harmless substitute for paregoric drops soothing syrups and castor oil it is pleasant its guarantee is thirty years uso by millions of mothers castcris is the children's panacea the mother's friend castoria castoria caotoriaisso wed adapted to children that castoria cares colic conskpatioa ir , ?.."''. v^i.iik jl.,a : v r v..,ri;.u l sour stomach diarrhea eructauon ,:; : stlb«h=i5ld kuta worms ci«ai deep a,j pro^otos dj 111 s oxford st brooklyn x y gcsuon without injurious medication the use of castoria i so universal and its n rri:s !■>. v.-i 11 kr.nvn tl.r.t it :;••;:;.; awnik j o r bcvetal years i havo rtx»nr=iond of ropererogation toendorsoit f w are do your ' castoria and bhail ilways coniinua u u telli i-rt families vrho do not keep ca^tori-i 1 ,, «, 3 it has uivariaul prodacej bencficia trc ce>taus ookri.nr 77 mlt-.i^t smmt nkw yens orrr tt 1h a duty yon owo yourself and fn.m ilv o cot tho bent value for your money f.'oii'jiiiizo in your footwear by purchasing w 1j l)ongl!in shoes which represent the in ■"! raioe for prices aaliid a thousand ***** jit-'tihe no substitute fi3 w lo ' douglas s3 shoe cenjsw tile bfst shoe in the world for the honev a thiilne bpwfil utioe that will nnt rip f.na calf seamless i,ni<«ith inside flarlblc more crnn j , r t'ii.i ; iviishoninlurablethannnyothcrbhoeetcp hold at the price equals custom luucl'j shoes costing , c->>*tvi'.'.f?5 namukcrroil fln.-cr!fshoc3 th3 5 nio«t btvllsh.easy and durable bhneai ver b^ui . dt tlio price l ucj equal uao imported shoes costlug 2 0*50 police p'lor.-svorn by farmers r.nd all di otheta who want a good heavy calf thivo boled extension 6dcebhoe easy to v.nlic in uud will ; caifti™3s and 62.03 work : a insmen's shoes will give more wear for tho mi mey t imn any otter make they are made f ir s r vlce the increasing tales show that worklnj/moa have found thl ■nt _ _ _ . rnrvt.e 92.00 bna vr.ntl 1.75 school s30?s sheee aro worn by the boys every whcrt-7 theinossbervlceableshoeseoldattheprlceg s nrzln -•» s.'mu hand-sewed 82.50 lac-isfc te.00 and s1.?5 snoea for m lhm a re made of t he host dongi la or fine i alf , aa desired they are very stylish comfortable and dura ble thetiooshoeequafecustommadeshoescosting frcrtit'lieito ; i.ui i.a.iifs who wish to economize in their footwear are fludlni thisc.it c'nnlion.-w i douglas nimie and tho prico s btamped on tho liotiom of each bhoe l;-nk for it when yon buy bewareof dealt rs attempting to sub stitutei theriuaki sforthem such substitutions are franduli otand subject to prosecution by luw forob tnlalnir iinnu-y uiuk-r false pretences v l uoltius lirucktout me sold by wasliiagton lii ins go of new york condensed statement january 1»t l ! -- a8sptii ..- - 11,459,03878 ies .'■. v htiin iar i 4 | t.t cent aud all liabilities - - - 11,032,520 25 si v insurance 1s91 - - 11.7c'.l,c91 • mdiiig liisuram e - - 50 130,022 pai.l i'o'.icy-holdcrs in 1891 - 1,447,00045 pai 1 1 ' : '~ ir;'li ition - 20,03.1,5 i '.'. .,,; . - - 2,084,43574 assets i n vested as follows iri 1 by mortgages ou ti irst liens - 9,541,192 92 - 271.832 50 tvaeer bonds - - 144,00c i va bonds - - 10,300 1 sim to 1 i i j holder on co.'a [ es ." 278 ater&l loans '• .-> estate cost value - - ■' '"• ! • '- 1 s - •'• ca«h in bank and trust co.'s - 217,708 ntereit accrued jiri'iniuin do ferred and in transit etc - 410,067 77 f 1,459,038 78 for ag ncies aud other particulars address ii d blake special district agt llaleigu n c « 8 e 2 >— r i i "-— <* i sates cdm birih essy 3 1 lessens pain o « endorsed by the leading physicians § 0 9oouto"xcthera"tnaueafree * e bradfseld ofgulatos go g % atlanta ga o 1 sold 3y all druggists $, mrs e j ro-k-ell bledford jlass sar3 her mother haa been cured of scrofula by tha jso of four bottles of r - ftcr havin » had much other treat sl o and l)cir 5 reduced to qtiito a low condition of tcauh o.zl was thought 9ho could not live rsjvj^y^al cured my littlo boy of heredi i^e^^^^i tary scrofula which cp peared an over his facc - fcr a year i had p iven u a11 h ° 110 of his s0 i recovery wher^cnally i wan \*^>^*^ induced to use p^r:fi^g afe-.vbo ttles cured him and no t^u'yij/il bymptoms of tho iliieasc remain me3 t l matners jlathenrille hiss ourbooion eloo i an skin hi ■se>i mailed free swift biixific co atlaata ga as an cuti-tjiljo-.i nncl nnti-raalarixl /&,_ remedy arc u - ondctftil in tliolr effects t in treeing tho pystem of iou3i:csj txnd inaiarlas zn'o os.c ■livic i-i @ malarial s^egioaa @ sbc.iki le r!thon4 ti:r their uso prevents iitt.ir ci clillss and fever j s^p dumb ague fcilior.9 rolic and ft'vesqj the system stro«^t to resist ell tho 4£k evils of ua unhcaithy and iinpuro at-|t v3 mosphere elogaritly susrrjr-coatcj \& price s.lc oflit-e oo park plare n y norfolk alliance exchange 11 and 13 commerce st istorfolk ya owned and controlled by alliarjceroen 1 for handling produce cotton a specialty don't soil before writing for par j ticulars to p o bos l'il statesville marble works is the place to get monuments tombstones c a large stock of vermont marble to arrive in a few days we guarantee tisfaction in every respect and positively will not bo undersold granite monuments of all r'">a specialty c b webb & co w-iy proprietor mention thew itchman lien you write each of the above-named papers are re i quested to keep the list standing on the first page and add others provided they arc duly elected any paper failing to advocate the ucala platform will be dropped from the lift promptly our people can now see hal papers arc published in their interest the conference platform the following is a correct copy of the platform adopted at st louis l>y tlie labor conference finance 1 we demand a national currency — safe sound and flexible issued in the keiit.il government only a full legal tender for all dehts public and private and without the use of bank ing corporations a just and equitable mean of circulation at a tax not to exceed two j er cent as set forth in the 4ub-tre:isury lan of the farmers al liance or some better system also l myuieiits in the discharge of its obli gations for public improvements a we demand free and unlimited i coinasfp of silver /■. we demand the amount of cir culating medium to be speedily in erfrtsed to not less than 50 per capita c we demand a graduated income tax
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|J. L. Ramsey Editor and Publisher
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|J. L. Ramsey Editor and Publisher
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|The Thursday, December 12, 1892 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
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|Hamilton C. Jones
|United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury
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|State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive
|An archive of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina
|The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.
the watchman is the organ of the farmers alliance in th and 7th congres sional districts advertisers make i note of this , wa tchman ha350 percent emulation than any other paper publisjied in salisbury and is therefore the best ad v3 rtising medium r ■• i / 1 i • % \\ t i p vol xxhv third series salisbury n c thursday d


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brave and noble Ladie, the things that make ye so much honored of the world as ye bee, are such as (without my simple lines testimonie) are throughlie knowen to all men; namely, your excellent beautie, your vertuous behavior, and your noble match with that most honourable lord, the verie paterne of right nobilitie: but the causes for which ye have thus deserved of me to be honoured (if honour it be at all) are, both your particular bounties, and also some private bands of affinitie, which it hath pleased your Ladiship to acknowledge. Of which whenas I found my selfe in no part worthie, I devised this last slender meanes, both to intimate my humble affection to your Ladiship, and also to make the same universallie knowen to the world; that by honouring you they might know me, and by knowing me they might honor you. Vouchsafe, noble Lady, to accept this simple remembrance, thogh not worthy of your self, yet such as perhaps, by good acceptance therof, ye may hereafter cull out a more meet and memorable evidence of your own excellent deserts. So recommending the same to your Ladiships good liking, I humbly take leave.
Your Ladiships humbly ever
Ed. Sp.
[To what period this poem may belong has been somewhat disputed. On the whole, it would seem, like Mother Hubberds Tale, to be early work revised, for though the allusions in the lament of Thalia refer that passage to 1589 or 1590, there are good grounds for believing that the poem first took form before 1580. Its doleful account of the state of literature, for instance, is quite at odds with that survey in
Colin Clouts Come Home Again
(of 1591) wherein Spenser deals so sympathetically with his fellow poets, and is not unlike in tone to various passages in the
One can hardly understand, moreover, how, in 1590, even as a matter of convention, he could take so dismal a view of English literature. In 1580, on the other hand, before Sidney, Greene, Marlowe, and their fellows of the first great generation had begun to write, when, Spenser himself excepted, Lyly with his
was the one brilliant name in English letters, such a view is quite conceivable. The matter might be argued much further, to the same result.
The general tone of the poem, its mental attitude, cannot but impress a modern reader somewhat unpleasantly. The complaint that mightie peeres no longer care for the immortality which only poets can confer, that poets and scholars, the learned, are left without patronage, may be set down partly to a trying personal experience. The note of contempt, however, and of arrogance that one is glad to believe youthful, the complaint of universal vulgarity, the cry that Ignorance and Barbarism have quite laid waste the fair realm of the Musesall this comes near, in the end, to seeming insufferable. If the Areopagus, the select literary club in which Sidney and Dyer and Fulke Greville, with perhaps Spenser himself, discussed the condition of English letters and planned great reforms, if this
is fairly represented by The Tears of the Muses, it must have been, one thinks, a more than usually supercilious clique of young radicals. Yet what may be distasteful in the poem is not so much the underlying opinions, which for 1579 or 1580 are quite intelligible, as the particular tone or mood. In this one almost suspects an echo of Ronsard. For in the great movement by which, thirty years before the Areopagus and in much the same way, the Pléiade endeavored to regenerate French literature, Ronsard is notably distinguished from his colleagues by an odd faculty for making their common views offensive or ridiculous. His rampant egotism and utter deficiency in the sense of humor lured him at times, like his greater descendant Victor Hugo, into strange extravagances. Now, the members of the Areopagus knew the poets of the Pléiade well, especially Ronsard and Du Bellay. They seem to have felt that their own problem in England was not unlike that which these men had met in France. In them they found ideals with which they sympathized, opinions which seemed to be of value for their own difficulties. That the poet was directly inspired of God (or the gods), that great men could obtain immortality from the poets alone, that poetry must go hand in hand with learning, that the arch enemy of the Muses was Ignorance, that poetry in their day languished because the great were given over to luxury and the vulgar would listen only to a horde of unlearned and base rhymesters,these theories of the Pléiade and various precepts for the elevation of their own mother tongue to a place beside the tongues of Greece and Rome were caught at by the youthful members of the Areopagus with very lively interest. In the work of Spenser they may be traced unmistakably, chiefly in October, The Ruins of Time, and The Tears of the Muses. This last, unhappily, voices them in a tone which, as so often in Ronsard and rarely in Du Bellay, makes sympathy quite impossible.]
to me, ye sacred sisters nine,
The golden brood of great Apolloes wit,
Those piteous plaints and sorowfull sad tine,
Which late ye powred forth as ye did sit
Beside the silver springs of Helicone,
Making your musick of hart-breaking mone.
For since the time that Phbus foolish sonne,
Ythundered through Joves avengefull wrath,
For traversing the charret of the Sunne
Beyond the compasse of his pointed path,
Of you, his mournfull sisters, was lamented,
Such mournfull tunes were never since invented.
Nor since that faire Calliope did lose
Her loved twinnes, the dearlings of her joy,
Her Palici, whom her unkindly foes,
The Fatall Sisters, did for spight destroy,
Whom all the Muses did bewaile long space,
Was ever heard such wayling in this place.
For all their groves, which with the heavenly noyses
Of their sweete instruments were wont to sound,
And th hollow hills, from which their silver voyces
Were wont redoubled echoes to rebound,
Did now rebound with nought but rufull cries,
And yelling shrieks throwne up into the skies.
The trembling streames which wont in chanels cleare
To romble gently downe with murmur soft,
And were by them right tunefull taught to beare
A bases part amongst their consorts oft,
Now forst to overflowe with brackish teares,
With troublous noyse did dull their daintie eares.
The joyous nymphes and lightfoote faeries
Which thether came to heare their musick sweet,
And to the measure of their melodies
Did learne to move their nimble shifting feete,
Now hearing them so heavily lament,
Like heavily lamenting from them went.
And all that els was wont to worke delight
Through the divine infusion of their skill,
And all that els seemd faire and fresh in sight,
So made by nature for to serve their will,
Was turned now to dismall heavinesse,
Was turned now to dreadfull uglinesse.
Ay me! what thing on earth, that all thing breeds,
Might be the cause of so impatient plight?
What furie, or what feend with felon deeds
Hath stirred up so mischievous despight?
Can griefe then enter into heavenly harts,
And pierce immortall breasts with mortall smarts?
Vouchsafe ye then, whom onely it concernes,
To me those secret causes to display;
For none but you, or who of you it learnes,
Can rightfully aread so dolefull lay.
Begin, thou eldest sister of the crew,
And let the rest in order thee ensew.
Heare, thou great Father of the Gods on hie,
That most art dreaded for thy thunder darts:
And thou our syre, that raignst in Castalie
And Mount Parnasse, the god of goodly arts:
Heare and behold the miserable state
Of us thy daughters, dolefull desolate.
Behold the fowle reproach and open shame,
The which is day by day unto us wrought
By such as hate the honour of our name,
The foes of learning and each gentle thought;
They, not contented us themselves to scorne,
Doo seeke to make us of the world forlorne.
Ne onely they that dwell in lowly dust,
The sonnes of darknes and of ignoraunce;
But they whom thou, great Jove, by doome unjust
Didst to the type of honour earst advaunce;
They now, puft up with sdeignfull insolence,
Despise the brood of blessed Sapience.
The sectaries of my celestiall skill,
That wont to be the worlds chiefe ornament,
And learned impes that wont to shoote up still,
And grow to hight of kingdomes government,
They underkeep, and with their spredding armes
Doo beat their buds, that perish through their harmes.
It most behoves the honorable race
Of mightie peeres true wisedome to sustaine,
And with their noble countenaunce to grace
The learned forheads, without gifts or gaine:
Or rather learnd themselves behoves to bee;
That is the girlond of nobilitie.
But ah! all otherwise they doo esteeme
Of th heavenly gift of wisdomes influence,
And to be learned it a base thing deeme;
Base minded they that want intelligence:
For God himselfe for wisedome most is praised,
And men to God thereby are nighest raised.
But they doo onely strive themselves to raise
Through pompous pride, and foolish vanitie;
In th eyes of people they put all their praise,
And onely boast of armes and auncestrie:
But vertuous deeds, which did those armes first give
To their grandsyres, they care not to atchive.
So I, that doo all noble feates professe
To register, and sound in trump of gold,
Through their bad dooings, or base slothfulnesse,
Finde nothing worthie to be writ, or told:
For better farre it were to hide their names,
Than telling them to blazon out their blames.
So shall succeeding ages have no light
Of things forepast, nor moniments of time,
And all that in this world is worthie hight
Shall die in darknesse, and lie hid in slime:
Therefore I mourne with deep harts sorrowing,
Because I nothing noble have to sing.
With that she raynd such store of streaming teares,
That could have made a stonie heart to weep,
And all her sisters rent their golden heares,
And their faire faces with salt humour steep.
So ended shee: and then the next anew
Began her grievous plaint, as doth ensew.
O who shall powre into my swollen eyes
A sea of teares that never may be dryde,
A brasen voice that may with shrilling cryes
Pierce the dull heavens and fill the ayer wide,
And yron sides that sighing may endure,
To waile the wretchednes of world impure?
Ah, wretched world! the den of wickednesse,
Deformd with filth and fowle iniquitie;
Ah, wretched world! the house of heavinesse,
Fild with the wreaks of mortall miserie;
Ah, wretched world, and all that is therein!
The vassals of Gods wrath, and slaves of sin.
Most miserable creature under sky
Man without understanding doth appeare;
For all this worlds affliction he thereby,
And Fortunes freakes, is wisely taught to beare:
Of wretched life the onely joy shee is,
And th only comfort in calamities.
She armes the brest with constant patience
Against the bitter throwes of dolours darts,
She solaceth with rules of sapience
The gentle minds, in midst of worldlie smarts:
When he is sad, shee seeks to make him merie,
And doth refresh his sprights when they be werie.
But he that is of reasons skill bereft,
And wants the staffe of wisedome him to stay,
Is like a ship in midst of tempest left
Withouten helme or pilot her to sway:
Full sad and dreadfull is that ships event:
So is the man that wants intendiment.
Whie then doo foolish men so much despize
The precious store of this celestiall riches?
Why doo they banish us, that patronize
The name of learning? Most unhappie wretches!
The which lie drowned in deep wretchednes,
Yet doo not see their owne unhappines.
My part it is and my professed skill
The stage with tragick buskin to adorne,
And fill the scene with plaint and outcries shrill
Of wretched persons, to misfortune borne:
But none more tragick matter I can finde
Than this, of men deprivd of sense and minde.
For all mans life me seemes a tragedy,
Full of sad sights and sore catastrophees;
First comming to the world with weeping eye,
Where all his dayes, like dolorous trophees,
Are heapt with spoyles of fortune and of feare,
And he at last laid forth on balefull beare.
So all with rufull spectacles is fild,
Fit for Megera or Persephone;
But I, that in true tragedies am skild,
The flowre of wit, finde nought to busie me:
Therefore I mourne, and pitifully mone,
Because that mourning matter I have none.
Then gan she wofully to waile, and wring
Her wretched hands in lamentable wise;
And all her sisters, thereto answering,
Threw forth lowd shrieks and drerie dolefull cries.
So rested she: and then the next in rew
Began her grievous plaint, as doth ensew.
Where be the sweete delights of learnings treasure,
That wont with comick sock to beautefie
The painted theaters, and fill with pleasure
The listners eyes, and eares with melodie;
In which I late was wont to raine as queene,
And maske in mirth with graces well beseene?
O, all is gone! and all that goodly glee,
Which wont to be the glorie of gay wits,
Is layd abed, and no where now to see;
And in her roome unseemly Sorrow sits,
With hollow browes and greisly countenaunce,
Marring my joyous gentle dalliaunce.
And him beside sits ugly Barbarisme,
And brutish Ignorance, ycrept of late
Out of dredd darknes of the deep abysme,
Where being bredd, he light and heaven does hate:
They in the mindes of men now tyrannize,
And the faire scene with rudenes foule disguize.
All places they with follie have possest,
And with vaine toyes the vulgare entertaine;
But me have banished, with all the rest
That whilome wont to wait upon my traine,
Fine Counterfesaunce and unhurtfull Sport,
Delight and Laughter deckt in seemly sort.
All these, and all that els the comick stage
With seasoned wit and goodly pleasance graced,
By which mans life in his likest image
Was limned forth, are wholly now defaced;
And those sweete wits which wont the like to frame
Are now despizd, and made a laughing game.
And he, the man whom Nature selfe had made
To mock her selfe, and truth to imitate,
With kindly counter under mimick shade,
Our pleasant Willy, ah! is dead of late:
With whom all joy and jolly meriment
Is also deaded, and in dolour drent.
In stead thereof scoffing Scurrilitie,
And scornfull Follie with Contempt is crept,
Rolling in rymes of shameles ribaudrie
Without regard, or due decorum kept;
Each idle wit at will presumes to make,
And doth the learneds taske upon him take.
But that same gentle spirit, from whose pen
Large streames of honnie and sweete nectar flowe,
Scorning the boldnes of such base-borne men,
Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwe,
Doth rather choose to sit in idle cell,
Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell.
So am I made the servant of the manie,
And laughing stocke of all that list to scorne,
Not honored nor cared for of anie;
But loathd of losels as a thing forlorne:
Therefore I mourne and sorrow with the rest,
Untill my cause of sorrow be redrest.
Therewith she lowdly did lament and shrike,
Pouring forth streames of teares abundantly;
And all her sisters, with compassion like,
The breaches of her singulfs did supply.
So rested shee: and then the next in rew
Began her grievous plaint, as doth ensew.
Like as the dearling of the summers pryde,
Faire Philomele, when winters stormie wrath
The goodly fields, that earst so gay were dyde
In colours divers, quite despoyled hath,
All comfortlesse doth hide her chearlesse head
During the time of that her widowhead:
So we, that earst were wont in sweet accord
All places with our pleasant notes to fill,
Whilest favourable times did us afford
Free libertie to chaunt our charmes at will,
All comfortlesse upon the bared bow,
Like wofull culvers, doo sit wayling now.
For far more bitter storme than winters stowre
The beautie of the world hath lately wasted,
And those fresh buds, which wont so faire to flowre,
Hath marred quite, and all their blossoms blasted:
And those yong plants, which wont with fruit t abound,
Now without fruite or leaves are to be found.
A stonie coldnesse hath benumbd the sence
And livelie spirits of each living wight,
And dimd with darknesse their intelligence,
Darknesse more than Cymerians daylie night:
And monstrous Error, flying in the ayre,
Hath mard the face of all that semed fayre.
Image of hellish horrour, Ignorance,
Borne in the bosome of the black abysse,
And fed with Furies milke, for sustenaunce
Of his weake infancie, begot amisse
By yawning Sloth on his owne mother Night;
So hee his sonnes both syre and brother hight:
He, armd with blindnesse and with boldnes stout,
(For blind is bold) hath our fayre light defaced;
And gathering unto him a ragged rout
Of faunes and satyres, hath our dwellings raced,
And our chast bowers, in which all vertue rained,
With brutishnesse and beastlie filth hath stained.
The sacred springs of horsefoot Helicon,
So oft bedeawed with our learned layes,
And speaking streames of pure Castalion,
The famous witnesse of our wonted praise,
They trampled have with their fowle footings trade,
And like to troubled puddles have them made.
Our pleasant groves, which planted were with paines,
That with our musick wont so oft to ring,
And arbors sweet, in which the shepheards swaines
Were wont so oft their pastoralls to sing,
They have cut downe, and all their pleasaunce mard,
That now no pastorall is to bee hard.
In stead of them, fowle goblins and shriekowles
With fearfull howling do all places fill;
And feeble Eccho now laments and howles,
The dreadfull accents of their outcries shrill.
So all is turned into wildernesse,
Whilest Ignorance the Muses doth oppresse.
And I, whose joy was earst with spirit full
To teach the warbling pipe to sound aloft,
My spirits now dismayd with sorrow dull,
Doo mone my miserie in silence soft.
Therefore I mourne and waile incessantly,
Till please the heavens affoord me remedy.
Therewith shee wayled with exceeding woe,
And pitious lamentation did make,
And all her sisters, seeing her doo soe,
With equall plaints her sorrowe did partake.
So rested shee: and then the next in rew
Began her grievous plaint, as doth ensew.
Who so hath in the lap of soft delight
Beene long time luld, and fed with pleasures sweet,
Feareles through his own fault or Fortunes spight,
To tumble into sorrow and regreet,
Yf chaunce him fall into calamitie,
Findes greater burthen of his miserie.
So wee, that earst in joyance did abound,
And in the bosome of all blis did sit,
Like virgin queenes with laurell garlands cround,
For vertues meed and ornament of wit,
Sith Ignorance our kingdome did confound,
Bee now become most wretched wightes on ground.
And in our royall thrones, which lately stood
In th hearts of men to rule them carefully,
He now hath placed his accursed brood,
By him begotten of fowle Infamy;
Blind Error, scornefull Follie, and base Spight,
Who hold by wrong that wee should have by right.
They to the vulgar sort now pipe and sing,
And make them merrie with their fooleries;
They cherelie chaunt and rymes at randon fling,
The fruitfull spawne of their ranke fantasies;
They feede the eares of fooles with flattery,
And good men blame, and losels magnify.
All places they doo with their toyes possesse,
And raigne in liking of the multitude;
The schooles they fill with fond newfanglenesse,
And sway in court with pride and rashnes rude;
Mongst simple shepheards they do boast their skill,
And say their musicke matcheth Phbus quill.
The noble hearts to pleasures they allure,
And tell their Prince that learning is but vaine;
Faire ladies loves they spot with thoughts impure,
And gentle mindes with lewd delights distaine;
Clerks they to loathly idlenes entice,
And fill their bookes with discipline of vice.
So every where they rule and tyrannize,
For their usurped kingdomes maintenaunce,
The whiles we silly maides, whom they dispize
And with reprochfull scorne discountenaunce,
From our owne native heritage exilde,
Walk through the world of every one revilde.
Nor anie one doth care to call us in,
Or once vouchsafeth us to entertaine,
Unlesse some one perhaps of gentle kin,
For pitties sake, compassion our paine,
And yeeld us some reliefe in this distresse;
Yet to be so relievd is wretchednesse.
So wander we all carefull comfortlesse,
Yet none doth care to comfort us at all;
So seeke we helpe our sorrow to redresse,
Yet none vouchsafes to answere to our call:
Therefore we mourne and pittilesse complaine,
Because none living pittieth our paine.
With that she wept and wofullie waymented,
That naught on earth her griefe might pacifie;
And all the rest her dolefull din augmented
With shrikes and groanes and grievous agonie.
So ended shee: and then the next in rew
Began her piteous plaint, as doth ensew.
Ye gentle spirits breathing from above,
Where ye in Venus silver bowre were bred,
Thoughts halfe devine, full of the fire of love,
With beawtie kindled and with pleasure fed,
Which ye now in securitie possesse,
Forgetfull of your former heavinesse:
Now change the tenor of your joyous layes,
With which ye use your loves to deifie,
And blazon foorth an earthlie beauties praise
Above the compasse of the arched skie:
Now change your praises into piteous cries,
And eulogies turne into elegies.
Such as ye wont, whenas those bitter stounds
Of raging love first gan you to torment,
And launch your hearts with lamentable wounds
Of secret sorrow and sad languishment,
Before your loves did take you unto grace;
Those now renew, as fitter for this place.
For I that rule in measure moderate
The tempest of that stormie passion,
And use to paint in rimes the troublous state
Of lovers life in likest fashion,
Am put from practise of my kindlie skill,
Banisht by those that love with leawdnes fill.
Love wont to be schoolmaster of my skill,
And the devicefull matter of my song;
Sweete love devoyd of villanie or ill,
But pure and spotles, as at first he sprong
Out of th Almighties bosome, where he nests;
From thence infused into mortall brests.
Such high conceipt of that celestiall fire,
The base-borne brood of Blindnes cannot gesse,
Ne ever dare their dunghill thoughts aspire
Unto so loftie pitch of perfectnesse,
But rime at riot, and doo rage in love;
Yet little wote what doth thereto behove.
Faire Cytheree, the mother of delight
And queene of beautie, now thou maist go pack;
For lo! thy kingdome is defaced quight,
Thy scepter rent, and power put to wrack;
And thy gay sonne, that winged God of Love,
May now goe prune his plumes like ruffed dove.
And ye three twins, to light by Venus brought,
The sweete companions of the Muses late,
From whom what ever thing is goodly thought
Doth borrow grace, the fancie to aggrate,
Go beg with us, and be companions still,
As heretofore of good, so now of ill.
For neither you nor we shall anie more
Finde entertainment, or in court or schoole:
For that which was accounted heretofore
The learneds meed is now lent to the foole;
He sings of love, and maketh loving layes,
And they him heare, and they him highly prayse.
With that she powred foorth a brackish flood
Of bitter teares, and made exceeding mone;
And all her sisters, seeing her sad mood,
With lowd laments her answered all at one.
So ended she: and then the next in rew
Began her grievous plaint, as doth ensew.
To whom shall I my evill case complaine,
Or tell the anguish of my inward smart,
Sith none is left to remedie my paine,
Or deignes to pitie a perplexed hart;
But rather seekes my sorrow to augment
With fowle reproach, and cruell banishment?
For they to whom I used to applie
The faithfull service of my learned skill,
The goodly off-spring of Joves progenie,
That wont the world with famous acts to fill;
Whose living praises in heroïck style,
It is my chiefe profession to compyle;
They all corrupted through the rust of time,
That doth all fairest things on earth deface,
Or through unnoble sloth, or sinfull crime,
That doth degenerate the noble race,
Have both desire of worthie deeds forlorne,
And name of learning utterly doo scorne.
Ne doo they care to have the auncestrie
Of th old heroës memorizde anew;
Ne doo they care that late posteritie
Should know their names, or speak their praises dew:
But die forgot from whence at first they sprong,
As they themselves shalbe forgot ere long.
What bootes it then to come from glorious
Forefathers, or to have been nobly bredd?
What oddes twixt Irus and old Inachus,
Twixt best and worst, when both alike are dedd,
If none of neither mention should make,
Nor out of dust their memories awake?
Or who would ever care to doo brave deed,
Or strive in vertue others to excell,
If none should yeeld him his deserved meed,
Due praise, that is the spur of dooing well?
For if good were not praised more than ill,
None would choose goodnes of his owne freewill.
Therefore the nurse of vertue I am hight,
And golden trompet of eternitie,
That lowly thoughts lift up to heavens hight,
And mortall men have powre to deifie:
Bacchus and Hercules I raised to heaven,
And Charlemaine, amongst the starris seaven.
But now I will my golden clarion rend,
And will henceforth immortalize no more,
Sith I no more finde worthie to commend
For prize of value, or for learned lore:
For noble peeres, whom I was wont to raise,
Now onely seeke for pleasure, nought for praise.
Their great revenues all in sumptuous pride
They spend, that nought to learning they may spare;
And the rich fee which poets wont divide
Now parasites and sycophants doo share:
Therefore I mourne and endlesse sorrow make,
Both for my selfe and for my sisters sake.
With that she lowdly gan to waile and shrike,
And from her eyes a sea of teares did powre,
And all her sisters, with compassion like,
Did more increase the sharpnes of her showre.
So ended she: and then the next in rew
Began her plaint, as doth herein ensew.
What wrath of gods, or wicked influence
Of starres conspiring wretched men t afflict,
Hath powrd on earth this noyous pestilence,
That mortall mindes doth inwardly infect
With love of blindnesse and of ignorance,
To dwell in darkenesse without sovenance?
What difference twixt man and beast is left,
When th heavenlie light of knowledge is put out,
And th ornaments of wisdome are bereft?
Then wandreth he in error and in doubt,
Unweeting of the danger hee is in,
Through fleshes frailtie and deceipt of sin.
In this wide world in which they wretches stray,
It is the onelie comfort which they have,
It is their light, their loadstarre and their day;
But hell and darkenesse and the grislie grave
Is ignorance, the enemie of grace,
That mindes of men borne heavenlie doth debace.
Through knowledge we behold the worlds creation,
How in his cradle first he fostred was;
And judge of Natures cunning operation,
How things she formed of a formelesse mas:
By knowledge wee do learne our selves to knowe,
And what to man, and what to God, wee owe.
From hence wee mount aloft unto the skie,
And looke into the christall firmament;
There we behold the heavens great hierarchie,
The starres pure light, the spheres swift movement,
The spirites and intelligences fayre,
And angels waighting on th Almighties chayre.
And there, with humble minde and high insight,
Th eternall Makers majestie wee viewe,
His love, his truth, his glorie, and his might,
And mercie more than mortall men can vew.
O soveraigne Lord, O soveraigne happinesse,
To see thee, and thy mercie measurelesse!
Such happines have they that doo embrace
The precepts of my heavenlie discipline;
But shame and sorrow and accursed case
Have they that scorne the schoole of arts divine,
And banish me, which do professe the skill
To make men heavenly wise through humbled will.
How ever yet they mee despise and spight,
I feede on sweet contentment of my thought,
And please my selfe with mine owne selfe-delight,
In contemplation of things heavenlie wrought:
So loathing earth, I looke up to the sky,
And being driven hence, I thether fly.
Thence I behold the miserie of men,
Which want the blis that wisedom would them breed,
And like brute beasts doo lie in loathsome den
Of ghostly darkenes, and of gastlie dreed:
For whom I mourne, and for my selfe complaine,
And for my sisters eake, whom they disdaine.
With that shee wept and waild so pityouslie,
As if her eyes had beene two springing wells:
And all the rest, her sorrow to supplie,
Did throw forth shrieks and cries and dreery yells.
So ended shee: and then the next in rew
Began her mournfull plaint, as doth ensew.
A dolefull case desires a dolefull song,
Without vaine art or curious complements,
And squallid fortune, into basenes flong,
Doth scorne the pride of wonted ornaments.
Then fittest are these ragged rimes for mee,
To tell my sorrowes that exceeding bee.
For the sweet numbers and melodious measures,
With which I wont the winged words to tie,
And make a tunefull diapase of pleasures,
Now being let to runne at libertie
By those which have no skill to rule them right,
Have now quite lost their naturall delight.
Heapes of huge words uphoorded hideously,
With horrid sound, though having little sence,
They thinke to be chiefe praise of poëtry;
And thereby wanting due intelligence,
Have mard the face of goodly poësie,
And made a monster of their fantasie.
Whilom in ages past none might professe,
But princes and high priests, that secret skill;
The sacred lawes therein they wont expresse,
And with deepe oracles their verses fill:
Then was shee held in soveraigne dignitie,
And made the noursling of nobilitie.
But now nor prince nor priest doth her maintayne,
But suffer her prophaned for to bee
Of the base vulgar, that with hands uncleane
Dares to pollute her hidden mysterie;
And treadeth under foote hir holie things,
Which was the care of kesars and of kings.
One onelie lives, her ages ornament,
And myrrour of her Makers majestie;
That with rich bountie and deare cherishment
Supports the praise of noble poësie:
Ne onelie favours them which it professe,
But is her selfe a peereles poëtresse.
Most peereles prince, most peereles poëtresse,
The true Pandora of all heavenly graces,
Divine Elisa, sacred Emperesse:
Live she for ever, and her royall places
Be fild with praises of divinest wits,
That her eternize with their heavenlie writs.
Some few beside this sacred skill esteme,
Admirers of her glorious excellence,
Which being lightned with her beawties beme,
Are thereby fild with happie influence,
And lifted up above the worldes gaze,
To sing with angels her immortall praize.
But all the rest, as borne of salvage brood,
And having beene with acorns alwaies fed,
Can no whit savour this celestiall food,
But with base thoughts are into blindnesse led,
And kept from looking on the lightsome day:
For whome I waile and weepe all that I may.
Eftsoones such store of teares shee forth did powre,
As if shee all to water would have gone;
And all her sisters, seeing her sad stowre,
Did weep and waile and made exceeding mone;
And all their learned instruments did breake:
The rest untold no living tongue can speake.
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