Was Harry Bradford a sensible man or a fool? Did he, in after years, regret his refusal to fight a duel? And will anyone who reads this have the good sense and manliness to do likewise?
ELEGY ON THE FATE OF JANE M’CREA.
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BY THOMAS G. SPEAR.
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When Genius, Valor, Worth, too soon decays,
The world sings vocal with posthumous praise,
And o’er the love that fate has sorely tried,
Oft have the hearts of pitying mortals sigh’d.