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Literary
September 8, 1824
Event 2 of 2
Massachusetts Spy And Worcester Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Two short anecdotes in the Massachusetts Spy: Spanish artist Alonzo Cano rejects a poorly sculpted crucifix on his deathbed, embracing a plain cross instead; poet Camoens swims ashore during a shipwreck, saving his manuscript as told by Voltaire.
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Massachusetts Spy.
Alonzo Cano, a Spanish artist, may be literally said to have felt the ruling passion strong in death: for when the priest, who attended him, presented the crucifix, he turned his eyes away, and refused to look at it, because the sculpture was so badly executed! but asked for a plain cross, which, being brought to him, he devoutly embraced it and expired.
Voltaire tells us, that Camoens was shipwrecked on the coast of Malabar, or Macao, (in Cochin China, according to Mickle,) but swam ashore, holding up his poem, which he had mostly written at sea, in one hand, which otherwise had been, perhaps, lost forever.
Alonzo Cano, a Spanish artist, may be literally said to have felt the ruling passion strong in death: for when the priest, who attended him, presented the crucifix, he turned his eyes away, and refused to look at it, because the sculpture was so badly executed! but asked for a plain cross, which, being brought to him, he devoutly embraced it and expired.
Voltaire tells us, that Camoens was shipwrecked on the coast of Malabar, or Macao, (in Cochin China, according to Mickle,) but swam ashore, holding up his poem, which he had mostly written at sea, in one hand, which otherwise had been, perhaps, lost forever.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
What keywords are associated?
Camoens
Shipwreck
Poem
Manuscript
Voltaire
What entities or persons were involved?
Voltaire
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Voltaire
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Camoens Was Shipwrecked On The Coast Of Malabar, Or Macao, (In Cochin China, According To Mickle,) But Swam Ashore, Holding Up His Poem, Which He Had Mostly Written At Sea, In One Hand, Which Otherwise Had Been, Perhaps, Lost Forever.