The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-06-30
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Did Henry Clay ever hold the rank Of gen
eral - the American 4rtlYt fhrard Il NarIi.s
maintained and warmly denied that he served
during the saF Of isJz.
Henry Clay never entered the army
although general commission was ter
dered him by resident Madison.
A literary gentlemen .he ether evening rs-
cited a passage from m cd poet, and sala
the poetry OF the world co,.ld show nothing
finer. The last line has mention Of the
f forehead oil the SKY Please give the pass
+ age and the name Of the poet.
Milton, We presume. is the author of
the lines you mention.
so sinks the day-star IN the ocean bed.
Andyei anon repairs his dropping head.
+ And tricks his beam. aud Nth nea pangle4
ore
| Flames in The forehead Of the morning SKY :
The following eloquent sentence appeared
the other day TIE columns OF morning
paper. It's marked as quotation. VII
YOU please let me know the author II IL. AMI
OF What perso. II vas SAID. The sentence j. !.
The rays Of rosai nd gnaiion coll. etcd apon
hun served oaly 10 i3iamlaate, and could no;
t consume
The passage is in 'unius. whoever he
rays of royal indignation was collected
was that arrant demasosue. Jack Wilkes
The sentence occurs IN he letter 20 the
king. Although the communication IS
not formally addressed To his majesty il
might = well have been. Il 5 The thirty
! NTH letter of the great writer.
Is +, Known ). lth certainty. at ANYTHING Ike
CERTAINTY, .acn The In5an..d. oi f.sspt - efe
f buii ~ To- eoirs' - ls.-I u t5e.E ere
ton
There IS very little known OF the early
and remote history OF Esyp, tha, an be
asserted with certainty. That country
presents greater riddle % historical IN
vestigation than any asked by is own
Sphinx. and thus far no modern cEdipus
has been able 10 furnish a SAT- sfactory
solution Of the mysterious enigma. Il
may be safely asserted ;ha, the pyramids
have stood for perhaps four thousand tive
hundred years. The purpose of,heir cree
ton IS still unknown. although many and
ingenious theories have been preached
TO account for the ambitious folly Of the
builders. II was long held ,ha, the vas;
structures we're meant for the ,ombs OF
Egyptian kings. Modern astronomers
begin to think that as ne inhabitants OF
the valley OF the Nlie were among the
first TO possess documentary acquain-
tance with the solar system. and 10 a linz
tied extent cultivated astronomy. they
may have dimly perceived that The tow
ering pyramids would promote the study
of that science and prove especially favor
able to the survey and observation OF the
starry heavens. No better position could
be imagined for stan. gazers and those
yotaries OF astronomy who reioice : like
thrice great Hermes 10 out~i,eh the
bear Take your choice.
There Is common s4,ius 81 .sh should
k l. Know the ot3esa - i : TIL
me day won6er." He e8fio.s adase4sas
+ taxed of among some friends ia>t Ncfk and
me ii Them SAID he had hrafa or rad
+ thai i originated N the ,hsft reign - I.as!v
f Jane Grey. 10 occupied l4e Eng tnroHr
/ tor tat short sptes u TN. i tbs ;tz.=;-
i Aot;a. account.
We think this ingenious theory for ne
origin OF the saying that IS now 50 fam lar
Will not bear sitting. The unfortunate
lady, i, IS true, KEEP, up he farce ct roy
atty only nine days. and Nas beheaded
1874. But Chsucer. who died in LOO.
has the phrase. and tn, fact ncon:esubly
PiAA c. tii.it liz quaint Nakl atld.G mas
earlier birth than the sixteenth century.
1t Was presumably current proverb long
before even Chaucer.
would like 10 know through the columns
OF Your paper What King of scotland is
that makes 80 interesting figure III >coti's
charming poetieai romano. Of the adv OF
/ the Lake :" Since am on a scottish sub.
lec,, take the further liberty Of asking how
the King Of Scotland became monarch OF
! England
James Y. is the Fnk ames of the
Lady Of the Lake. His father. James
IN, married the daughter of Henry II.
of England. This princess was mother
OF James \. This king died of broken
heart. occasioned by the deiea, OF his
army LEAVING a daughter few days old
This WAS the unfortunate Mary. who.
after nineteen wears Imprisonment. was
beheaded by Elizabeth. Mary lei, an
only son. who. upon the death Of The
English queen. became slns of England
a. iaines l.. but sixth OF that name in
Scotland. lames. /, Mil be seen. was the
grea, grandson 81 Margaret. dau .hier o.
Henry \ H.. who IS the Earl OF Richmond
Of Shakespeare ; tragedy OF Richard HI
With Ehlabeih's death. TN 1905. the
Tudor lire became extinct. ana the
S,uarts OF Scotland succeeded and &C.
cupled the English throne with many sad
yioissi,udes until the death OF Anne in
/ I7i4.
In one OF Macsnley's early essays he re-
| views Roswel's " Life OF Johnson" and
/ praises highly. The essasist speaks ofthls
popular biography Is one that cxcells every
other work OF the kind N our language. and
uses this curious expression in connection
With his high opinion OF the work i" Il IS
/ Eclipse hrst. and rest nov here" | would
like to know the meaning II the sentence.
We shall Try to explain the reviewers
idea for the benefit of our correspondent
Colonel . Kelley. a great patron OF the
English turf about century ago. was the
owner OF the famous horse Eclipse. A,
the EPSON races he LAID large wasers on
his unequailed s,eed, and 50 confident,
vas he OF the matchess speed Of his
horse that he boldly asserted ,hai he
could name the order IN which the COM
petins coursers would be found Al the