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|Year=1829 | |Year=1829 | ||
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|Year Number=6 | |Year Number=6 | ||
|Headline="Bat and Ball" Can't Compete with Organ-Grinding | |Headline="Bat and Ball" Can't Compete with Organ-Grinding | ||
|Salience=3 | |Salience=3 | ||
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|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|Coordinates= | |Coordinates=42.4072107, -71.3824374 | ||
|State=MA | |State=MA | ||
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|Age of Players=Youth | |Age of Players=Youth | ||
|Holiday=Muster Day | |Holiday=Muster Day | ||
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|Text=<p>Rhapsodizing about old organ-ground music, a father writes: "Oh! It makes me feel young again to hear it - for I cannot forget how I used to throw down my books and slate - yes, my very bat and ball, and scamper off to hear it."</p> | |Text=<p>Rhapsodizing about old organ-ground music, a father writes: "Oh! It makes me feel young again to hear it - for I cannot forget how I used to throw down my books and slate - yes, my very bat and ball, and scamper off to hear it."</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p>"The Grinding Organ," in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ladies Magazine</span> (Putnam and Hunt, Boston, 1829), page 379. Posted to the 19CBB listserve February 17, 2010, by Hugh MacDougall. Accessed 2/18/2010 via Google Books search ("swiss or savoyard" "bonny doon").</p> | |Sources=<p>"The Grinding Organ," in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ladies Magazine</span> (Putnam and Hunt, Boston, 1829), page 379. Posted to the 19CBB listserve February 17, 2010, by Hugh MacDougall. Accessed 2/18/2010 via Google Books search ("swiss or savoyard" "bonny doon").</p> | ||
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|Query=<p>It would be useful to know when and where the author's youth was spent; Hugh points out that the clip's reference to "muster day" implies that writer is likely depicting New England practices. If the "father" was in his thirties [pure conjecture] he is here reflecting on bat and ball play from the 1800-1810 period.</p> | |Query=<p>It would be useful to know when and where the author's youth was spent; Hugh points out that the clip's reference to "muster day" implies that writer is likely depicting New England practices. If the "father" was in his thirties [pure conjecture] he is here reflecting on bat and ball play from the 1800-1810 period.</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Hugh MacDougall | |Submitted by=Hugh MacDougall | ||
|Submission Note=19CBB Posting, 2/17/2010 | |Submission Note=19CBB Posting, 2/17/2010 |
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City/State/Country: | MA, United States |
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Age of Players | YouthYouth |
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Text | Rhapsodizing about old organ-ground music, a father writes: "Oh! It makes me feel young again to hear it - for I cannot forget how I used to throw down my books and slate - yes, my very bat and ball, and scamper off to hear it."
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Sources | "The Grinding Organ," in Ladies Magazine (Putnam and Hunt, Boston, 1829), page 379. Posted to the 19CBB listserve February 17, 2010, by Hugh MacDougall. Accessed 2/18/2010 via Google Books search ("swiss or savoyard" "bonny doon"). |
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Query | It would be useful to know when and where the author's youth was spent; Hugh points out that the clip's reference to "muster day" implies that writer is likely depicting New England practices. If the "father" was in his thirties [pure conjecture] he is here reflecting on bat and ball play from the 1800-1810 period. Edit with form to add a query |
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Submitted by | Hugh MacDougall |
Submission Note | 19CBB Posting, 2/17/2010 |
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