... while Misses S and A Wolstenholme recited The Discussion Class Putting aside for once controversial subjects the beautiful poetry of Oliver Goldsmith was the subject of given Mr A Deasy of Rishton at the Bay om Sunday evening Mr Deasy gave the story G ...

... money-box would trot to the nearest baker’s and invest it in a roll Bruin has just greatly lamented THE TREES Our pretty piece of poetry this week been kindly written for column by lion member A C Finch o'er the lanes meadows The fogs of autumn creep The trees ...

... th’ ratepayers moore i’ th’ long run It’s nowt but ignorance an’ prejudice as i3 to blame Free! o’ th’ glorious gift— th’ poetry an’ fiction an’ science an’— to be sure th’ 20 isn’d built thad way ony moore nor th’ 19 are built for rottin’ their insides ...

... his birthplace long disappeared finished it at time of great fire and probably was time people had much thought money to for poetry for all the money the poet was paid for this grandest epic in our language was £10 ! PIGEONS DINNER Carrier pigeons carry ...

... case in connection with Robert Burns’ unfor-ate love affairs In the opinion of the lecturer characteristic features of Burns’ poetry were naturalness perfect grace of expression w'as nothing artificial or laboured connection with anything he had written and ...

... Monday night Mr Fred H Hill of the Burnley and Scientific Club gave a lecture on The poet laureate-ship relation to national poetry The foreign missionary anniversary was celebrated Cross Bank Wesleyan Chapel on Sunday Monday services were conducted and ...

... took part in further discussion Replying an observation Mr that he very much whether equal to the old Greeks in literature poetry art Mr asked what then had the advantage of Bible Christianity The law that to be observed with law of nature Tax Association ...

... an’ as elephant moore number trunk book doesn’d mony a Mussulmon MUSIC— Wod life be wo'th livin’ beawt a bit o’ music weel poetry— in id? The man that no music in himself Nor is not with concord of sweet sounds Is fit for treasons stratagems spoils Sooa ...

... most interesting of the winter flowers s the Christmas rose. From the time of Pliny downwards people have writtenx of i% in poetry and prose, our poets Cowley, Spenser, and Keats among the pumber. Its roots have been used as a poison and m wncantations ...

... again been resumed, several prominent local gentlemen on Sunday morning receiving postcards, on which was some vnderlined poetry. There is nothing very offensive about the postcards, which are intended as a ‘“‘skit’’ on the persons receiving them. Among ...

... a good assembly at the Walmsley Arms on Tuesday evening, when Mr. J. T. Baron, of Blackburn, gave a lecture on “Poets and Poetry of Blackburn,” to the members of the Literary, Philosophical and Debating Society. Mr. J. Clayton presided. The lecturer gave ...

... owners, will receive due consideration in the matter of compensation. Mr. Aitken broke out into poetry over this phrase of the matter, and caused some merriment, which was supplemented by Inspector Garvey, who declared himself a ‘ Home Ruler,”’ but did ...