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    "title": "The Works of the Late Miss Catharine Talbot, an Editorial Volume Associated with Elizabeth Carter",
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    "date": "Talbot’s texts composed before 1770; Carter’s edition in 1770",
    "summary": "This volume transmits writings by Catharine Talbot with biographical and editorial materials. Elizabeth Carter belongs to their history of preservation and publication, but the collected works remain Talbot’s and later additions require separate attribution.",
    "learning": "Distinguish Talbot’s texts, biographical testimony, and editorial work, then understand how an authorial reputation is constructed in posthumous publication.",
    "long_summary": "Talbot’s writings develop moral and religious reflection attentive to habit, duty, and daily conduct. The volume also prints a memory of the author intended to establish her character and social usefulness for a posthumous audience.\n\nSeveral editorial hands intervene in this manifestation, including Montagu Pennington’s biographical material. Material proximity does not turn preface, testimony, and Talbot’s work into Carter’s writing. Each component therefore requires its own provenance.",
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        "science": "Learned societies, collections, measurement, public experiments, and classification make science more collective and testable.",
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        "communication": "Newspapers, books, pamphlets, salons, and post move ideas at a new speed measured in days or weeks.",
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            "text": "I am, replied Thyrsis, but newly come into this country,' and have little know ledge of the neighbouring Shepherds : but I should be glad tojsee one, who could con* vince me I was happy See then, said Colin., where Alcmon comes hither most opportunely. And thereupon calling to the good old man, father, cried hey here is a young Shepherd, who wants vour instructions how to live SOB, said the old nuvn, sitting down by themy I accept of that name, and of the office you have given me: for I wish well to all young people : and as I am happy myself, I would fain have others so A hard task you will have father, inter rupted 'fhyrsis, to make people happy, who have no one enjoyment of diversion in life ; but must slave out our day ia the service of their masters, who divert them selves the while, and live at ease Good Thyrsis, said Colin, listen but to Alcmon, and you will be convinced, as I have been Nay rather, said Alcmon, let him make his complaint to me : do you answer him from your own experience, and which ever of you best defends his own cause, shall come and sup with me at night. There \\ve will enjoy ourselves in honest mirth by a warm fire, and forget all the toils of the day, Thyrsis agreed to the proposal and began Thyrsis. Alas how gloomy are the skies ! How hollow is the whistling, of the wind in December ! Are these the scenes to entertain a youthful fancy ? The trees are stript of all their leaves : the very grass is of a russet brown. The birds sit silent and shivering on the branches. All things have an air of poverty and desolation. Alas how tasteless is the shepherd's life ! His meals are short, and his sleep soon interrupted. He rises many hours before the cheerful day begins to dawn ; and does not return home, till the cold night is far advanced",
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            "text": "Je viens seulement, répondit Thyrsis, d'arriver dans cette contrée, et je connais peu les bergers du voisinage ; mais je serais heureux d'en voir un qui puisse me convaincre que je suis heureux.\n\nVoyez donc, dit Colin, comme Alcmon vient ici fort à propos. Puis, appelant le bon vieillard : Père, s'écria-t-il, voici un jeune berger qui demande vos instructions sur la manière de vivre.\n\nMon fils, dit le vieillard en s'asseyant près d'eux, j'accepte ce nom et la charge que vous me confiez ; car je veux du bien à tous les jeunes gens et, puisque je suis heureux moi-même, je voudrais volontiers que les autres le fussent aussi.\n\nVous aurez une tâche difficile, père, interrompit Thyrsis : rendre heureux des gens qui n'ont dans la vie aucun plaisir ni divertissement, mais doivent s'épuiser comme des esclaves au service de maîtres qui, pendant ce temps, se divertissent et vivent à leur aise.\n\nBon Thyrsis, dit Colin, écoutez seulement Alcmon, et vous serez convaincu comme je l'ai été.\n\nNon, dit plutôt Alcmon, qu'il m'adresse sa plainte ; répondez-lui d'après votre propre expérience, et celui de vous deux qui défendra le mieux sa cause viendra souper chez moi ce soir. Là, nous nous réjouirons dans une honnête gaieté près d'un bon feu et oublierons toutes les fatigues de la journée. Thyrsis accepta la proposition et commença.\n\nThyrsis. Hélas, que le ciel est sombre ! Comme le vent siffle sourdement en décembre ! Sont-ce là des scènes propres à divertir une jeune imagination ? Les arbres sont dépouillés de toutes leurs feuilles ; l'herbe elle-même est d'un brun roussâtre. Les oiseaux restent silencieux et tremblants sur les branches. Toute chose offre un aspect de pauvreté et de désolation. Hélas, que la vie du berger est insipide ! Ses repas sont courts et son sommeil bientôt interrompu. Il se lève bien des heures avant que le jour joyeux commence à poindre et ne rentre chez lui que lorsque la froide nuit est fort avancée.",
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