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Proposals
For printing by subscription, valua-
BILE work, entitled
A DICTIONARY OF THE NEW TESLA.
MENT, CONTAINING

A N explanation of more than
,LAeleven hundred words, and illustrating
the most important subjects in that Book by
comparing and bringing together the different
texts upon the same subject, so that the rea.
der may find OH the same page, what the New
Testament writers have said upon the different
parts of the doctrine of Christ.
The whole designed for the general use Of
all who love the Scriptures, without partiality
to any Sect or Denomination.
N. B. This work to contain short history
of the Twelve Apostles Of the Lamb.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19
Valuable Property For Sale.

No. l. two story brick house with two story bach
buildings, situate on the South side OF Broad street, be
tween Shpey and Orange streets. Among other conSe
niences pump of the best wafer in Wilmington, oppo
site the door. part Of which belongs TO Me properly
Inc bull iings nearly new. The above would DC e.
changed tor property in the country.
No. 2 frame house and lot on Broad street, betweei
Orange and ratnall streets.
No 5. frame house ON Shpley street, between i'Ioat
and Hanover Streets Tie terms nill be accommodating
small portion only Of the prchase money being wanted
For further particulars apply 10 the subscriber, No -
Braad street
~ The advertiser being about TO into the coun
try and wishing to Close all accounts speedy possible
requests the immediate attention Of all persons indebted
10 Inn BENJAMIN w. BRACkEN.
Sept 9. 75-3m
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19
Lumber Yard Removed

VkNlE subscriber has removed his Lttnber y,rJea.
late stand, 10 Josph EoJ,nSon's IPhuyf ae 'on y,
street. where he has IN hand assortment Of "'g
isHo.' me bga'ds Acg"FAg, Plank &aghug MI %.
fermg Ld,hs' Shltgtes OF different kinds and ircp O.
ng general supply Of All kinds Of uru5er ,se sg
ding all OF which he offers tol on the most Q
terms WILLIAM sI,,t w lae
Wilmington, June Is. 1924 -
\. y. lie would purchase quantity of I.unbe i A.
different kinds, or would receive Lumber 10 81. y s
MISSION - =" esa'
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19
STOLEN.

AN The night Of Slnda, last ireiu he subscriber living
~ near Mtitown Mai Creek hnnlre New castle cpll.
~ Del. MAKE, very dark colo, nearly black about Is
hands nigh, long creature runud back, b oke the
birdie, little whre on both hand tet, NE mark on one
higher up than on the other SIR j. abiit wears DID,
small IN the llmbs aud smooth o,inG mare nut easily
scared and accustomed 10 break her hdlr twenty tive
dnlars Nil be gwen TO whac, ~ mare Il lher
or twent. dollars for the return .; the maze one.
liUGi III SsElL,
NV H. - :. 95-Itp
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NOTICE

hereby given that intend petition tie General As
sembly OF the State of Delaware al their session n
JANUARY next for law tow in title to OF land
IN Mil Greek hundred, Newcastle county, called lnmuny
Ridge. formerly belonging 10 William Moore, containing
l93 acres bounded by white Clay creek lands OF Wm.
Mote ,-ticoree Jacobs and Joseph Rankin.
Oct, 2, 1924 St-3mp ABEL JEANS.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19

ro.r,c, rHhAsUKF DIPAhTMhNT, Jim "A -.
NOTICE IS hereby given to he prorriet"t, eo' lSg
changed per cet stock Of lSi9 49, =. ihe u
anre OF an act OF Congress entitled, .n ~ IN, p.
,nSScrpGn g ,ne o ~ per cem and deferred u
ana proMdin8 tor an exchange o. the same" N"
saith Of Juy, 1912, that the PRINCIPAL II N a pIa'a NJ
he interest which may be due thereon n a. LICK aid
he paid to Tie sad proprietcrs or their a,. "e viii
h,r]td on 'he first day Of January, 1926 Il ~ y as
" masnsi"m = n sueh loan Office e book.
Information IS further gwen, hat sifrt pde, a.,
ihcaIes Of The sad exchanged SIX per cet so, ecer
required AZ the time of rc,lenpton and tli Nlhle
thereon, VII cease ard determine on The al nehS
cember, 1924. WN n cy,,, ny eiDs
'ny os-,lJan Seeyetary IF he T,,e,,''
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NOII

4 u. persons indebted 70 Tie estate Of Lda MdqrE.
"a decd, late i the Borough of Mninpton ~. -
iUcS'e3 70 nake immediate payment and ihs layn,
eiMs against said estate viii crescent them legaA aes5
M se .ltinent 10 DAVID & G. BtSli 'ti1..
o. s, la24. 85-ts,
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INDIGO AND COMRS

Isl received and for sale, eood HENG.iL fj.bhcn
y also, an assortment q B.4CH COuBS inpo,t,,I
Nr~ Yak and Boston. JOHN II BRINrrgiVpp@
Aptil7. ~ ~
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19

.htp castle County in The State Of Delaware, set.
10y Virtue OF an order of the Orphans Court for the said
Ep County OF Newcastle, will be exposed SAFE At
public Nendue Saturday The eleventh day of December
next at O'Clock N the afternoon, the house OF Henry
Stidhan lnn Keeper in Braudywtnr hundred, and County
aforesaid; all hat lot Of ground situate in the hundred
aforesaid, bounded by lands Of ianan Ialey, Jon ~ le
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-19

lrSTAJUSTIS.
john &. PtilI.LlpS.
As snees Il wn u 2 lips.
95-lE
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England and american Liberty.

JgHBiHHu ma sINItFtGIH IItDGfLJs
The letter which we have this day been
enabled 10 present TO our readers, exhibit,
alarming. though we fear too correct yiewa
of t.- present policy of the Ministry of G
Britain and their sioly Allies. BY every
wrH.wishcr Of the cause Of South American
freedom and independence it Will be read
with intense interest.
The present ASPECT of European politics
certainly affords tbs country reasonable
grounds for dlstrust The great continental
powers are avoW-dlv Ipaeurd together for
the unrightruus purpose Of checking any
new g,ow;h of free principles and for de-
stroyiag them Whenever they have taken
root and loUri,hrd. The exploded doc
trinc ofthe divine right Of kinss has been
newly vamped up bv the " august" pottn-
tatcs of continental Eurnpe. aud they now
cnpioy the same Dayonets with which tiny
conquered Nan0leon. TO mold +, bopeiess
suhiugation 1.-The right. of man.
England. we have before been told, is
trcuchcrousto the cause of liberty" aud
every new devcIoppment conyincrs u, Of
the correctness Of that assertion. Her 20
licI has ever been in strict accordance With
thst ofth Holy Alliance, 81 far as was safe
aud consistent with that respect for public
sentiment, an appearance of which every
British Minister knows the necessity Of
maintaining, and which during The last eight
years has required of the British Ministry
an unusually cautions, secret and crafty
policy.
When the unfortunate Spaniards were
invaded hy a Freuch army, for the purpose
of deriving them of their new born liberty.
the vehement produced in their behalf IN
England wa, honorable To that country and
dangerous to the plans of the Holy Ali.
anca.' II required al the skill of the Br-
Uah Ministry to smother the kinding fire
Of national enthusiasm. which If il had been
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-11
ADAMS MEETING

At meeting OF the citizens of Franklin
county, held NJ the court house 81 The 10Th
at April. ngreeahly to previous noifee, for
thG purpose Of recommending suitable per
sons for President aud Wee President Of the
United States, Cot Jodb EdrtV Wasrrqersted
Ia take the chair, and Thomas b 0fetr ap
pointed seCrctnry.
Robert I. UODds ESQ. explained the object
ot the meeting IN short and handsome man
ncr after which tue following preamble and
resolutions were read mud adopted
The choice OF. n chief magistrate IS one ot
the most important privilege enioycd by the
American people, and should be exercised
cal MY and disrsssonateIy, without regard
10 sectional feeling or parly consideration
A President Of the United States should pos.
sass u mind of the most enlarged, vigorol.
cast--enltEh'onr by ioug experience in IT,
management Of public sllairs-enrched by II
profound knowledge OF the history al man.
kind, s1d the principles OF political Gle &c
He should be aman capable nt thinking calm
w. of ia lying souudly, of trellng ttrongIY
aud acting deliberately lie should be init.
Eatrlv acquainted with both orr domestS IL
trre,ts and foreign rclHtIops--tamliInrIy con
ycr,ant with all the branches OF political
economy, aud capable OF directing thr ope-
rations of every department of thu executive
ppnsible for 80 many Important duties, be
should be uniformly oIr,nmsprct, ever on
the watch 60 preserve proper equilibrium
between the general and state governments,
aul drvutedly attached To the constitution
B. ing, ms we most sincerely 10, that
JOuN QUINCY ADAMS more exactly fills
up the mtasurc at the above description fhan
any OF the grutlrmcu now before the people
for the next pro sldcncy
Resolrtd, That we viii support b'm for TINT
high office, and TINT we Will use MI constIin.
tonaI means to promote his election.
In order that inEratitude, TINT inst repronch
ef former republics, may not - ldeetlhcd
with the American people
Re.phed, That We will support Gen ~
DREW JACKSON as Wee President
Rsfoh.a, That Jupes Caiopay, Of Ibis
couutv. hc recommended to the people OF
thi, and the other electoral districts OF the
State. to hr dc,tguatcdon the General Ticket
As the e!eclor OF this dlsuict
R.soirci, That Richard NJ. Talialcrro Catch
Tate and Henry T Galloway be appointed a
committee 10 correspond with other commit
ices, elsewhere appointed, to assist in form
sang an Electoral Ticket ut citizens taYnrahi"
totAo election OF JOHN q ADAMS and Con.
JACKSON.
Rtsolred, That the dif1creni edi'oes Of the
state he requested to give the above proceed
iugs u place ia their respective uHi ~. sad
that tht -eorelerv forward copy 10 benia-
min Harrison of Frcderck burg
JOAB EAitk}, Cairmop.
TuOS B GREER, Ssc'V
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JONATHAN ROBERTS.
Hon NALTfR Louvre.

February 4,I824.

ebruarN !, 1874.
DEAR SiR-Tn answer to your letter OF
yesterday, | beg leave to state the follow
ing facts The appointment Of Marshal
for the Western District of Pennsy wanna
WAS frequently the subject of conversation
durag part Of TIE winter of 1921, -,
GoytroorFndlay aud yourself toth in
formed me OF yonr visit to the President
of the Unted States, 10 converse with him
gu the subject principally with view TO
inform him that you considered it to he
your duly 10 tppose the nomination.
Both YOU aad Governor FludIay stated
to me-, tIu during Your interview with the
President, he read to you both alctter from
Gen. Jackson, recommending to him, in
the formation Of his cabinet, TO take d;stin
glnshed individuals from both political par
ties as measure of policy.
am, with great esteem, Sir, yOur ODE
dent servant, J. B. THOMAS.
Hon. WALTER Louvre.
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1t is but few weets since several extracts
from the rhiladelpnis papers were given in
the Nlrrln,an, showing the danger incurred
hv those WHO luh.lrd the tumes OF Either
They stated thai III the city Of Philadelphia
three persons Ind died, and thai anothcr had
bee9mc confirmed lunatic from the ckcrs
i've use ot tbs pernIcIous drug ma inior-
med tint lnany pefsonsin tn, sechonct couu.
Try continue - lakr it--some IL excessive
quantities. II IL presumed that some arc ig.
nnranl OF It's effects 10 such, II shut M act
81 humanity 10 repeat The warnlug. Those
who show sueb Il ralant contempt for the
adN .cc Of the,rparents aud friends as to re
ptat the mednr,.. rr,bly deserve the punish.
mrnt which vii most assurtdy sooner or Ia
aT be the consequence Of their oh,tinacy
aud sell concert They mrs. such rs will not
he CONVINCED, though one should rise from
the dchd kUSH,
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To IL, Editors gssFssN,uoaai juteiag<n.

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'""'i nv f''s. 90 ''''' '','o"s WIN thoSt
WV w 'l.' h'2,.',''lon III 'h',r Pr'de' or
az '''I. ~, - '"'', "'''''S'', choose
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-,
LAY a'rs''' '''a' y was n'' mrs IN
| ''"''on, III '''s n'9' communication, To meet
W, mum q''s,'o''' ut Posl''on OF ms
~ - = ~ u u" a"''' movement
'o' - - '''a' IL Ss'o onIec' u the
.''''''''' II u .'''a,'i ''s,H ~ merits ooStrNa-
49, - u, P''',l'''' .'V', |" lh' ffes'
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G "a, 4 '''''' "',''u YOU S''''9 |" De from
''n','' anu" w, 1''N'o'h ana f'ad L" us a
pa, u ol''e'l' h' I'art read, Ffcommtnd-
- 90'', ~ measure o' Pol'y' '"J'fm
9o'D "o| T.! by Inc appoint
m 81 az 2sH'ht9 aha7r'duatS from
o''N laf s'tat po'"t'a' parties q the coun
~ N''''"". ht'''i9"he me names OF
II IL '""'is' 'r. Hay says, " the ques
u",' - n''e'aef Gen. Jarkson dld, or did
4'h WI, 4 ieuer IL ihe president of the
t'fed a'atrs' advising HIM to form his
""i' i.1' non y ,t'o a'"'hgmShed re
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UnShiAglon, Feb. an, t824

Hon. WALTER Louvre.
SIN: In reply TO your note Of yes
terday, tue following statement is submit
ted :
During our residence at Mr.. Frost's in
the winter of 1881, -, Governor Findlay
and Yourself frequently convcrscd in my
presence ON the subject of Marshal Tor
Western Pennsylvania. In the course OF
remarks TO which this subject gave rise,
Go'"rnof findiay and you both stated
that Wh.a you called uppn the President
TO converse with him on the sub icct of this
appointment, the President read to you
both 'p,ter from Gen. jackson, recon
mending 70 him, in the formation of hi:
administration, to select distinguished citi-
zcns, both from the republican and fedora
parties.
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TIE NIitGINIAN.
,PRINrrp AID ftBlfsHFns
RICU\RD Il TULER X JOIN COLIN
Publishers oCiht Laes Of Tie Union.

1T The Semi-Weekly Paper, at 81, and the
Weekly raper, at 50 per alnun, payable IA
advance No sulst ripisnn "lll be received Ter
less time than siN months, AMI ~ paper viii
BE- discontinued tbnt at the discretion Of thr
, Editors anti all srrearages are pad
II Advertisements will be inserted at 81
rents per square tor less tue first time. aud
81 - cents for each Continuance those
frum distance mrsi he paid Tor previous To
their Insertion or the payment assumed by
some responsible person in Lynehtnfg
o. Chancery Orders are inserted tor sly
dollars
IL Aliletters addressed 10 the Editors must
Ice posr.rAip. or they vii mot hc attended IL
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LYNCHBURG, MAY Il, 1874.
CONVENTION


Agreeahly 10 public notice, subscription
PAPERS were deposited last Tuesday morning
ut several places 10 town FOR the purpose ol
collecting the sense OF The people OF Lynch
burg on The Droprirty Of alling Convention.
The following i the result
Fora Convention l61
Against IL ~
Nine were Ter u limited Convention
900
- We stated ~ our last, that after several
Ter ons had subscribed their nalnes 10 tn
Convention iist, the idri was started OF test.
ing the strength oi the Presidential csndI.
dates From the following statement, il ap.
pears that MIR Adams not only bent any one
OF the candidates. bat dl 81 them fnarfher
md that Mr. Crawtni /. las J. generally the
case, except la Legislative haaiez uhefe h.
powers OF intrigue have tnll eIefelsr,A came
out at the duie end Of NE hum;
for john quincy Adam, %
For AuoreW Jackson -
For William n Crawford 80
For John c Calhoun
For Nathaniel Macon
For Henry Ciop " The Tariff NONE
The eitizcns Of Kent county. delaware
Which state IS also claimed ler Nj. Crawford,
held mc~ting at Dover in ihe Capitol, aud
after having passed resolutions, decidedly
hostile To- the Tariff, agreed 10 take tie votes
Of the ,iitzens then assembled on te sui
Ject OF lne presidency On counting tue La-
lots, there appeared
For John Quincy Adams 90
Tor Andrew Jackson 81
Tor William ii. Crawford
Scattering Is
For Henry CLAY l. the Tariff, NONE
The ballot boxes Weie then agreed 10 be-
kept open Until The 2jth inst
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r9Rs1,ff y'ReIsiAS
A COVE r@N

A CONVESfaN
To the Cui2saS Of pilAaMam
Among the nstur laa 'zlk nights OF
man, ldo.e OF lie, eSer-
else OF religious anH are
,Geemel the highest, and arc universally che
rished IN all free COVERT 40, rs the houpt-
fu gifts OF nature, ndt 70 r. controlled q
impeded by the aae OF ~ Earthly power
rs Tree to be exercised and expressed as the
air we breathe, aud in the enjoyment (which
no man can be molested. There are other
Tehts which flow from these pure fountains,
AID which, ia the course u Improvements
made in Ill branches Of knowledge in the
world, and the rehuemeRts u manners, and
the changes Of habits arising tht refrom, have
orauchcd out intpa great variety Of channels.
and are aow Justly considered as important
as the others. Among these are that OF ae.
curing and enjoying property, of choosing
the form of government under which We
would live, and Of reiinquishing our allesi-
8nce and becoming citizens Of another =
From these again how many other rights.
which follow as necessary consequence.
and which in their concentration OF political
and social principles, offer 10 men,in this age
vi the world, under governments founded on
such principles su Unprecedented share %
liberty and happiness
Had our fathers, IN the choice which thes
had of making ard organizing the system o
government under which We live, selected {
pure or mixed monarchy, we should hay'
been confined To those natural rights frs
mentioned, aud probably been compelled by
o-rp To reIinquish even them But suct
he: were more wise in their ehoiLr, We are
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-11

BIT Ne are told they hayf 2o"f ST. far,
to despatch commercial az rs To Som,
America. True, and this Vas ururs,,ry,
safety public opinion at hom-',' VIM.
the commercial activity of EugIi-L,n..
renders 1t indisprns bly, requisite to- III.
popularity of any administration, that 10
should seize Will dyldlty every opportupi,.
ofopenlng new avenues TO commercial ac,
tisity and wealth. Perhaps il may uot
considered too unchagitahle to SUNNI.
that the present administration may exp,r,
To find lis account too IN the srryice,
which these agents may render as spies f.
discover the vulnerable points Of The Soup,
American Republics.
We have no wish 10 excite national IN
will or prejudice, bat from the most irnps.
tlal view which We are able to give 10 ia.
sing events, we are, though uuwilinol,
brought 10 the conclusion, that The Kriti.
Ministry and the 3" Holy Alliance" are au
ing on uniform and concerted system H.,
policy, hostile to the principle of liberty
wherever found, whether on European "a.
American soil. We consider it very fortr
rate for this country, and espt cially fort,,s
nate for the Republics of South Amcfics
that the alarm has already been sounded
II will put thrn on their guard against the
secret Vaccinations of the enemies Of liber
~. The mere physical force Of the com
bined despots of Europe presents to C.
nited America no Cause for serious alarm
It can be trinmphantly resisted. But their
secret Vaccinations, their efforts to nro
duce dsunion among the friends of Ghc,tv
and equal rights, the subtle poison which
they can SO we'll employ to infect the public
mind, are the agents in their attempts upon
the liberty and Independence of America,
which are most to be dreaded, and against
which therefore we consider it fortunate
that we have a timely cauten.
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A GTN.POWDER PIX

A scheme was fortunately discovered on
Friday night, which if brought to maturity
would have destroyed a worthy individual
md no clue probably left to ascertain the
manner Of his death. Mr., Lyon was en-
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-11

tbpre he, does.ot liz Al my door. This
controversy /, not Of my own srehlns My
only objects are Truth aud justice and To
these, every uan IN this free aud happy
country /, equally entitled, IN whatc'er
station in society his good or bad fortune
my hase placed hun.
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
WALTER LOWRlE.
May Sd, 1921.
+ 5. The name Of my colleague, Ny.
Fndlay, Is menloned in two Of th. letters
herewith published His recollection IS not
81 distinct AS NINE, aud some remarks have
been made at his expense, ~ reference TO
this circumstance. II Is due to him To say,
that | have known him too long to believe
hlm capable OF stating any thing on this
subject winch he does not believe To be
correct. 1t IS due 10 my situation, howe
yer. To show what his recollection was
a the time the transaction took place.
WI.
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Yours respectfully,
3. RUGGLES.

RlcunoSp, May, 4.-Ypstnrday, Mr..
WV. SELpEN, was appointed Wy the Exc
cuti,e Council, Register of the Land office,
in the room of Col. JAMES ROBERTSON.
appointed Collector OF the Port of Peters
burg. Compiler.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-11

In Spain, Ferdinand WAS tamilarlY , "'.
generally spoken of by the constitute, " ',".
OF all ages and sexes under the epthe' 10 ',
applied To him in the text. So often nav
heard il, even from persons who enc ""' o.
pear to parteke much OF the spirit o. N",,f
that am of opinion he will 90 d""n ~ ~.
tory as Fernando RI Brute, in the 'rn' '..
ner as 1arquin the Proud and " rr,r'
Cruel" have borne, end "il bear tnr'"-
successive ages the epithets which lnr'r''
jects, in contemplation OF their Respective o.
tributes, bestowed upon then.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-12-11

ed at her with sigh, the last woman who eclips=
ed her toilet; it is the impatient want Of taking off
her shoes and stockings, and to run with bare feet
the carpet, the turf, or the sand of the high
road. The sight of these bare feet is hardly ever
disgusting, among the people, nor is there any
thing in it painful to sensibility, when them
spreading out on the smooth flags of the broad foot
way in Glasgow. Those that have shoes do not
look near so well. The fiat and broad form of the
shoes, with buckles or strings, does not at all
ceal the size Of the foot, which no doubt is very
conformable to the natural proportions, especially
in nation where nothing has impeded the freedom
of motion for a long series of ages, but which is
shocking to eyes, accustomed to the forced ext
guilty Of the feet of French women, which, in this
respect, hold kind of medium between the Scotch
and Chinese. The foot of the mountaineer, destin-
ed to press narrow, slippery, steep spots, ought
of course to be broad and strong. Feet which are
small out of all proportion, beauty of the 6o,
DOR, which only be appreciated by persons
condemned by their own choice, to the world
only through window, and travel over it in
rage