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gemma | 741 | 30 | 121 | 6 | 96.33 | 105.75 | 105.95 | 97.52 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Thus, when we observe the examples presented, it doth become evident that the rules of grammar, whilst oft-disputed by the pedants, serve to give order to the manifold fluxes of human expression. For the language, being a reflection of the Mind, cannot be allowed to descend into mere haphazard utterance. A sound constr... | {
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"source_preview": "seTeral men died in his ship of *the scurvy. In the circum-\nstances I was at that time, my troubles pressed heavily upon\nme. He had destroyed his constitution by the very same er-\nrors that so many have been destroyed. Perseverance in\nlaudable pursuits w... | 93.65 |
gemma | 5,802 | 45 | 863 | 35 | 98.42 | 107.43 | 95.5 | 97.21 | 99.65 | 100 | 100 | Some observers noted that the saying of Jesus regarding little children—"of such is the kingdom of heaven"—was a pointed reference to how easily children's minds absorb and accept complex doctrinal statements. The text suggests that through early habit, repetition, and the process of weighing weak against cogent ideas,... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "They perceive in the saying of\n\nJesus concerning little children of such is the kingdom of heaven-a pointed reference to the receptiveness, and easy flexibility with which a child's mind learns to wear and revere the bandages of inexplicable doctrinal statements... | 98.21 |
gemma | 1,347 | 32 | 214 | 10 | 97.25 | 105.43 | 102.58 | 99.07 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Shepherds, described as having an appearance fitting royalty, gather in celebration as the shearers finish their work under the sun. These shepherds are characterized as being proud, yet dignified, and are considered descendants of a "Shepherd-king." Among them is Absalom, who is presiding over the day's events and ins... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "3 The dripping shearers, their moist labour done, Welcome the warm rays of the cheering sun; Whilst, from the bank, a statelier group looks down, Shepherds, whose semblance more befits a crown ; And such they are, princes in pride and port, Sons of the Shepherd-ki... | 99.17 |
gemma | 1,223 | 38 | 213 | 9 | 98.91 | 100.65 | 93.92 | 95.77 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Where was the doctor setting up his practice? Answer: In front of the Senate-house at Macao.
- Question: What was the doctor attempting to do to the blind fellow initially? Answer: Tugging at one of his ears and making an incision behind the con... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "205 STROLLING DOCTORS AND FORTUNE-TELLERS. average of Ids brethren, had ranged his varied medicaments in front of the Senate-house at Macao ; and at the time I approached the crowded chcle that thronged round him, he was engaged in a surgical operation. A poor fedo... | 89.25 |
gemma | 4,358 | 42 | 741 | 30 | 97.91 | 103.99 | 99.06 | 98.1 | 99.33 | 100 | 99.54 | ## The Folly of Zeal and the Chill of Years
The human breast, that delicate and often tempestuous chamber of feeling, is so easily swayed by the winds of passion, be they the fervor of piety or the ardour of earthly affection. It is a truth as old as Christendom itself, that zeal, when untempered by the sober hand of ... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "FANATICISM. 141 let other fools now sackcloth wear, while they enjoyed the fruits of other's folly. Nothing could shake the count's resolve, when finding all entreaties vain, and every^ effort of affection fruitless , the sorrowing lady left her lord to solitude an... | 97.93 |
gemma | 755 | 29 | 122 | 6 | 95.13 | 106.7 | 103.46 | 99.18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Intellectual achievements and creative works are considered the lasting legacy of an individual. The pursuit of ensuring that these enduring products of the mind achieve fame is regarded as a nobler endeavor compared to the effort dedicated to accumulating material wealth for the benefit of one's body. This concept off... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "OUR achievements and our productions are our in*\ntellcctual progeny,* and he who is engaged in providing that\nthese immortal children of his mind shall inherit fame, is far\nmore nobly occupied than he who is industrious in order that\nthe perishable children of... | 97.55 |
gemma | 1,989 | 31 | 299 | 11 | 96.67 | 107.84 | 98.84 | 96.99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | and thus the situation became most precarious for the defenders of Ross. A considerable force of insurgents, emboldened by their recent victories and the apparent demoralisation of the government forces, sought to press their advantage against this well-fortified position. The Governor, aware of the imminent peril, end... | {
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"source_preview": "148 INSURRECTION OF THE fire-arms in the engagement, not being able to go across the country ,'he proceeded round by the road to the scene of aelion, where he found the bodies of many slain, and did not learn the fate of colonel Walpole till he saw him stret... | 100.34 |
gemma | 1,184 | 43 | 202 | 10 | 101.01 | 100.55 | 97.13 | 97.01 | 99.5 | 98.51 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Was the priest of Eigg of the Roman Catholic persuasion? Answer: Yes
- Question: What feature of the vault in Eigg served as the altar and pulpit? Answer: A huge ledge of rocks rising about half way up one side of the vault.
- Question: What is ... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "374 NOTES TO CANTO FOURTH. the priest of Eigg used to perform the Roman catholic service, most of the islanders being of that persuasion. A huge ledge of rocks rising about half way up one side of the vault, served for altar and pulpit ; and the appearance of a pri... | 91.69 |
gemma | 3,772 | 46 | 612 | 20 | 97.31 | 105.26 | 98.68 | 98.52 | 99.18 | 99.84 | 99.2 | ## On the Architecture of Argument: A Meditation Upon the Rigour of the Law
It is a perennial lament, whispered in the shadowed halls of jurisprudence, that the intricate edifice of our Common Law, a structure built over centuries by the patient hands of reason and careful deliberation, is increasingly beset by a cert... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "incidental or unimportant, to select and to set forth the strongest\npoint of his case, and that alone. It has been said a thousand\ntimes, and deserves to he repeated a thousand more, that there\njs nothing out of the exact sciences, that can bear a moment's\ncomp... | 97.99 |
gemma | 3,087 | 45 | 490 | 20 | 98.4 | 105.4 | 100.19 | 98.55 | 98.78 | 100 | 99.68 | ## The Tumultuous State of Ireland: A Call for Parliament's Vigilance
The currents of European affairs, ever turbulent, presently converge upon the most vexed corner of the British Isles: Ireland. A recent episode, one born of diplomatic friction and colonial pride, has cast a pall of considerable disquiet over the es... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "Thus has an effectual stop been pnt to a\ncourse of conduct, as pitiful on the part of\nDon Miguel, as it has been insulting and\nvexatious to England.\nThe Portuguese are represented as much\ndispleased with the concessions of their go-\nvernment, and seem to have... | 100.62 |
gemma | 1,841 | 42 | 278 | 13 | 101 | 105.45 | 100.61 | 97.83 | 99.28 | 100 | 100 | In a social setting, Elizabeth, the Queen, showed considerable interest in the young poet, Raleigh. Raleigh had previously recited a celebrated vision of Oberon, which was well-received by Elizabeth, who actively engaged with the performance. Following this, Leicester engaged in discourse about social events, including... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "VOL. XXIII.\n\nWAVERLEY NOVELS.\n\nyou are described to me as a worshipper of Minervaremember you aught of these lines?\"\n\nTressilian's heart was too heavy, his prospects in life too fatally blighted, to profit by the opportunity which the Queen thus offered to ... | 100.95 |
gemma | 1,596 | 44 | 254 | 11 | 102.03 | 102.66 | 96.56 | 99.21 | 100 | 97.64 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: When did the lOng-looked-for Message of Mr. Van Buren appear in the Journal Of Commerce? Answer: Friday last
- Question: What major topics does more than half of Mr. Van Buren's Message cover? Answer: Banks, Banking, and his famous Sub-Treasury ... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "The lOng-looked-for Message of Mr.. Van Buren, occupying nine close col\nums of fine print in the Journal Of Com\nmerce, came dragging along on Friday\nlast, upwards of three weeks having\nelapsed since the commenc ement Of the\nsession. More than half ofthe Messag... | 94.04 |
gemma | 1,361 | 29 | 216 | 8 | 96.45 | 105.62 | 101.44 | 99.53 | 99.07 | 100 | 100 | The initial argument establishes that just as a bird's nest, a rabbit's burrow, or a beaver's hut are natural, a human dwelling—a nest, burrow, or hut—is equally natural. This structure serves to shield a person from harsh weather or enemies, allows for the storage of provisions, and provides a place for solitude or re... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "ANATOMY OF SOCIETY. 80 thing, if a bird's nest, a rabbit's burrow, or a beaver's hut be natural, I do not see why a man's nest, or burrow, or hut, or what you please, in which he screens himself from the inclemency of the weather or the attacks of enemies, deposits his pr... | 99.23 |
gemma | 962 | 33 | 150 | 7 | 97.67 | 106.79 | 101.02 | 97.33 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Historically, a broom used for sweeping the assembly area of the Roman nobility was observed to blossom, which a historian interpreted as an omen suggesting that individuals from the lowest social strata of the populace would achieve the highest positions. In ancient cultures, it was customary to decorate opulent garme... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "time, the broom, which was used for sweeping the\nplace where the noblesse at Rome assembled, was\nseen to blossom. A presage, says this historian,\nthat men of the lowest orders among the people\nwould be raised to the highest situations.\nAmong the ancients, it ... | 100.77 |
gemma | 1,048 | 30 | 150 | 7 | 97.36 | 107.91 | 103.09 | 97.33 | 100 | 100 | 100 | The assertion questions whether the current heterodoxy might eventually become the orthodoxy of the future, mirroring how the past was once considered heterodox relative to its time. If societal progression strictly followed such antithetical patterns, a definitive consummation would naturally occur. However, in practi... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "1. \"TS not the heterodoay of the past the ortho-\ndoxy of the present; if so, may not the hetero-\ndoxy of the present be the orthodoxy of the future?\"\nIf events were always shaped like nice antithetic\nsentences, the consummation mentioned in this question\nwould undo... | 99.51 |
gemma | 1,702 | 33 | 292 | 13 | 97.31 | 104.41 | 101.64 | 98.29 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Small birds are observed engaging in behaviors such as perching on roofs or pecking at windows, seemingly to communicate their needs to the occupants of a dwelling. In contrast, a lean hare returns to its burrow. A small creature, subsisting on a meager diet of wilted colworts taken from a farmer's garden, is described... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "Then bend their flight to the low smoking cot,\nChirp on the roof, or at the window peck.\nTo tell their wants to those who lodge within.\nThe poor lank hare flies homeward to his den.\nBut little burthened with his nightly meal\nOf withered colworts from the farm... | 98.37 |
gemma | 3,869 | 40 | 642 | 26 | 97.15 | 104.24 | 97.87 | 98.58 | 98.6 | 100 | 98.71 | ## The Double Edge of Conscience: On Liberty and the Shadow of Reprisal
There exists, in the delicate architecture of human affairs, a profound and vexing paradox—a tension so finely wrought that it challenges the very foundations upon which we build our notions of tolerance and peace. We speak loftily of the sacred r... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "PROTECTION AND PERSECUTION. 429 try, they were not satisfied with being simply protected by the civil power, but they made use of the authority with which the State invested them, to banish or to oppress all who differed from them, to such an extent as to induce a ... | 95.15 |
gemma | 1,403 | 34 | 233 | 7 | 96.28 | 105.85 | 100.49 | 99.14 | 99.57 | 100 | 100 | The work "Work on the Holy Land" by 251 vellers, written while on the ruins of Tyre, conveys a sense of desolation and despair that seems to be settling upon the world in recent times, which the author finds remarkably powerful compared to modern writing. The author suggests that if France had produced no other signifi... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "WORK ON THE HOLY LAND. 251 vellers, while standing on the ruins of Tyre, speaks of the desolation and despair that appear settling upon the earth in these latter days, is impressive beyond anything I know of modern date. Had France produced no other redeeming vo l... | 100.35 |
gemma | 1,651 | 37 | 284 | 10 | 99.98 | 101.66 | 95.54 | 98.94 | 99.65 | 99.65 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What was the initial observation years ago regarding a malady in Germany? Answer: A description of a malady in the form of foul brood was observed in Germany.
- Question: What did the plant-lice (Aphédes) secrete that was attractive to bees? Ans... | {
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"source_preview": "years ago, a description of a malady, in the form of foul\nbrood, that was observed in Germany. In a peculiar\nseason, (I forget whether very wet or very dry) there ap-\npeared upon the leaves and twigs of the trees myriads of\nplant-lice (Aphédes). These secreted ... | 95.42 |
gemma | 4,181 | 41 | 696 | 36 | 97.54 | 104.21 | 95.67 | 98.99 | 99.71 | 100 | 100 | The narrative begins with the narrator consumed by restless anticipation the night before, repeatedly rising to search the eastern sky for the dawn, having shared the story of a beautiful child with Maria, their kind bonne. The following day, driven by this fervent expectation, the narrator traveled to the spring. Howe... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER XXVII.\n\nFUNERALS\n\nAND\n\nORPHANS.\n\nALL that night I lay awake, thinking of the morrow, longing for daylight, and so impatient of the darkness around me, that I left my bed again and again to fling aside the curtains and search for a glow in the east. I had t... | 96.12 |
gemma | 1,173 | 33 | 218 | 9 | 98.36 | 100.7 | 103.98 | 96.79 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ...ection to give a merrier hum to the next throw, and again to
the next, until all expectations are fulfilled at once when his
wrist tingles to the trout's jerk and swirl and jump.
And still that wrist tingles through casts that take no prize,
until another capture renews its thrill. Broken leaders, snarled
lines, to... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "PART III. \n\n\n\nANGLING AND FLY-FISHING. \n\n\n\nCHAPTER XVIII. \nTHE PHILOSOPHY OF ANGLING. \n\nThe art of angling, with the improvements and appli- \nances thereunto pertaining, will not suffer by a comparison \nwith the progress of any other out-door re... | 91.87 |
gemma | 290 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 93.3 | 106.23 | 110.75 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | and to uphold the peaceful intercourse of nations and the salutary commerce of the United States in the West Indies. In due time, when the situation shall permit and his Majesty shall be satisfied with the measures taken, he shall be inclined to give the matter the most serious consideration. | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "Don Francisco de lea Bermudez TO Mr.. Nelson Translation\n\n\nPALACE, July IL, 1926.\n\n\nSir: had the honor of laying before the King, nv\naugust master, the note which you pleased to ad\ndress to the 22d ultimo. His Majesty has with\nthe greatest satisfact... | 88.78 |
gemma | 1,843 | 33 | 284 | 9 | 96.57 | 107.1 | 101.28 | 95.41 | 99.65 | 100 | 100 | Nor was this the only occasion on which he had to encounter the virulence of an ex-embassador. It really would appear as if a residence in Europe and access to its courts rather polished away a little of the roughness of republicanism. One is somewhat surprised to find the patriotism of the exile, yet this polished ven... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "To what extent I ought to yield to you for talent and infbnn-\nation, it is not for me to decide. In no other respect, how-\never, do I feel your excessive superiority. My private char-\nacter and conduct are, I. hope, as fair as yours ; and even in\nthose m... | 97.45 |
gemma | 1,522 | 37 | 250 | 11 | 100.37 | 102.11 | 94.46 | 98.8 | 100 | 99.2 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What was the primary finding regarding the composition of the calculus removed from the little girl? Answer: It was found to be composed of ammonia-magnesian phosphate, with perhaps a very little phosphate of lime.
- Question: How large was the ... | {
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"source_preview": "At our late visit to Tuskaloosa Doctor Guild,\nour old friend and family physician, showed us\na calculus of extraordinary size, which he had\njust taken from the bladder of a little girl nine\nyears of age. We were'perfectly astounded at\nthe dimensions of this st... | 94.2 |
gemma | 2,595 | 53 | 404 | 16 | 101.08 | 104.95 | 99 | 96.95 | 97.52 | 100 | 100 | Somerset refrained from attacking the London craft companies, treating them similarly to all other craft organizations. Although the London companies secured a favorable deal three years later when the government agreed to exchange rent-charges for a lump sum payment, the government still extracted the maximum possible... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "CHAP. II.]\n\nTHE CRAFTS.\n\n\"Somerset did not dare to attack the London gilds,\" meaning thereby the craft companies; 280 they were treated like all other companies of crafts. And again, although the London companies made a pretty good bargain when, three years later, t... | 97.34 |
gemma | 1,477 | 36 | 233 | 8 | 97.45 | 106.27 | 103.34 | 96.55 | 99.57 | 100 | 100 | The vast, unexplored expanse stretching to the west remained a formidable enigma, a blank parchment upon which the destinies of nations were yet to be inscribed. The Spanish, having achieved such spectacular triumphs in the east, possessed a fervent ambition, a ceaseless hunger not merely for gold, but for the complete... | {
"prompt": "continue-v2",
"source_preview": "178 DISCOVERY OF PERU. splendours of a tropical vegetation, exhibited, even in their prime, the sure symptoms of decay. It would seem to have been especially ordered by Providence that the discovery of the two great divisions of the American hemisphere should fall to th... | 96.5 |
gemma | 1,194 | 39 | 195 | 9 | 101.58 | 100.62 | 94.44 | 99.48 | 98.46 | 100 | 99.58 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What instrument was used by the Chinese for making calculations during the bargaining? Answer: A small wooden frame with several bars across it, on which small pierced wooden balls were strung.
- Question: How did the purchaser initiate the barg... | {
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"source_preview": "300 CHINESE MODE OF BARGAINING. self at my feet, the purchaser appointed by the colonists taking his station on the floor at the other end of the mat. Each party was provided with a small wooden frame, having several bars across it, on which a number of small pierc... | 91 |
gemma | 1,254 | 38 | 215 | 9 | 100.89 | 99.7 | 97.88 | 96.28 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What was the texture of the pile described in the text? Answer: Long, coarse, and shaggy, like the fleece of a sheep.
- Question: How did the male attire suggest a strong emphasis on military readiness? Answer: Each male wore an arms and waist-b... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "70 CHAPTER VI. white colour, and the pile inwards so long, coarse, and shaggy, as to be like the fleece of a sheep. The necks and breasts of the men were bare, and all wore miserable sandals. Each male wore arms, the waist-belt, like that of an Albanian, shewing a ... | 92.97 |
gemma | 1,974 | 37 | 321 | 13 | 97.31 | 105.7 | 96.31 | 95.64 | 100 | 99.69 | 99.49 | To determine the importance of the distal hinged portion of the labellum in flower fertilization, an experiment was conducted where Mr. More removed this part from young flowers and marked them. He tested this removal on eleven flowers. Subsequently, three of these flowers failed to produce seed-capsules, though this r... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "CHAP. IV.\n\nEPIPACTIS PALUSTRIS.\n\n99 that the distal hinged portion of the labellum was of importance in the fertilisation of the flowers, I asked Mr. More to remove this part from some young flowers, and to mark them. He tried the experiment on eleven flowers, three o... | 94.14 |
gemma | 1,590 | 36 | 241 | 7 | 96.19 | 107.69 | 101.46 | 95.85 | 100 | 100 | 100 | The details of the dispute in the American tribunal, concerning the alleged incursion into the Cuban sphere, remain a matter of considerable diplomatic interest to Washington, whose position upon the legality of such maritime actions has been long held as a matter of paramount national concern. Should the district cour... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "NEW YORK, November 21.-The jury in the case of Emilio Nunez of the Cuban junta and Capt. Dickman of the steamer Laurada, who were accused of violating the neutrality in engaging in a hostile expedition to Cuba, reported a disagreement in the United States di... | 98.27 |
gemma | 1,475 | 39 | 256 | 10 | 100.92 | 100.6 | 94.24 | 99.61 | 100 | 98.44 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What is the comparison used in the beginning of the text to illustrate how facial expressions work? Answer: The comparison is between a gutta-percha face and a child's face.
- Question: Why do a child's faces have different expressions? Answer: ... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "Did you ever see a gutta-percha face, children ?\nAnd did you ever amuse yourself with pinching\nit one way, and pulling it another, and seeing\nwhat different expressions it will put on ? When\nyou cease pulling and pinching it, it returns to\nthe same face it was... | 91.97 |
gemma | 1,355 | 42 | 223 | 12 | 101.08 | 102.29 | 94.64 | 97.76 | 100 | 99.55 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Who were the individuals involved in the mineral exploration in the Western part of Virginia? Answer: Mr. Frederick A. Mayo and a person lately from the Mines in Saxony.
- Question: What two valuable minerals were nearly discovered in the Wester... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "Mr. Frederick A. Mayo, of Rich\nmond, in company with a person lately\nfrom the Mines in Saxony, after explo\nring the greater portion ofr the Western\npart of Virginia, for Minerals, have\nnearly succeeded in discovering a Cop\nper and Tin mine, each of considerab... | 93.16 |
gemma | 2,991 | 47 | 473 | 20 | 98.35 | 105.56 | 99.77 | 97.19 | 97.89 | 100 | 99.67 | ## Whispers from the Orient and the Crucible of Commerce: A Confluence of Matters
The ether, that invisible medium through which the swift messenger of modern marvels travels, has borne to our shores tidings of distant campaigns—tales of India's overland ventures finally reaching the venerable port of Marseilles. From... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "The overland mail from India has arrived at Marseilles. The electric\ntelegraph gives this brief but pregnant anticipatory message of news-\n\" Rangoon and Matarban are taken, and 130 pieces of cannon. We have\nhad about 150 men hors de combat.\"\nThis is a brillia... | 98.43 |
gemma | 1,569 | 32 | 274 | 13 | 96.52 | 104.29 | 99.66 | 99.27 | 100 | 100 | 100 | The speaker resolves to leave his friends and the early comforts of home. Consequently, he will set out to roam over the wide surface of the sea, sailing across the ocean's dark, deep waves. His journey will take him past coral caves where the Mermaid sleeps, and he will follow the sea-bird freely across the deep blue.... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "I wit leave my friends and early home\nAnd over the sea's wide surface roam,\nI'll sail o'er the ocean's dark deep waves,\nWhere the Mermaid sleeps in coral caves;\nAnd follow the sea-bird wild and free\nO'er dashing waves of the deep blue sea.\nI will leave the scenes of... | 99.74 |
gemma | 3,819 | 42 | 642 | 30 | 99.38 | 102.7 | 100.05 | 97.62 | 98.29 | 100 | 99.21 | ## The Savage Necessity: A Study in Despair and Deliberate Ruin
**By A Contemplative Correspondent**
There resides within the breast of man a profoundest agony, a sorrow so sharp it rivals the keenest blade—a woe sprung not from external trial, but from the very memory of felicity. To gaze back upon the very Paradise... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "I do not think there can be a greater woe than this of looking\nback upon the paradise whence self has driven self forth, of setting\nworst by best and noting well the difference. It is possible that\nDavid was of my opinion, as he stood there bareheaded in the moo... | 97.15 |
gemma | 1,483 | 33 | 212 | 10 | 96.36 | 108.67 | 96.51 | 93.36 | 99.53 | 100 | 100 | The military administration included various specialized roles responsible for different functions. The 456 military personnel maintained direct communication with the army, received orders from the king and his ministry, and relayed these instructions to the commanders of the various corps. Additionally, they nominate... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "456 MILITARY carry on a direct correspondence with the army, receive the orders from the king and his ministry, and communicate them to the commanders of the different corps, and nominate to the king proper persons for promotion to the vacancies in rank. The milit... | 94.43 |
gemma | 2,286 | 31 | 380 | 11 | 95.82 | 105.09 | 100.7 | 96.82 | 99.21 | 100 | 100 | and yet there is a natural propriety in the companionship : always to be noted in confidence between a child, and a person who has any merit of reality and genuineness, which is admirably pleasant.
For in these simple interactions, free from the artifice of the drawing-room or the studied grace of the ball, one behold... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "on upper window-sills. At bathing-time in the morning, the little bay re\nechoes with every shrill variety of shriek and splash which, if the weather\nbe at all fresh, the sands teem with small blue mottled legs. The sands are the\nchildren's great resort. T... | 96.24 |
gemma | 1,306 | 36 | 235 | 10 | 99.81 | 100.13 | 96.14 | 100 | 100 | 99.15 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Is it wonderful that a tired and hungry man forgets hunger and fatigue when focused on saving souls? Answer: No
- Question: What was Jesus' reaction when the opportunity to save souls suddenly arose? Answer: He lost his appetite and took no dinn... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "Among the angels of.\nHow then must the heart of.\nAnd he that reapeth receiveth wages,\nand gathereth fruit unto life eternal.\"\nIt is not wonderful that a tired and\nhungry man, whose soul was charged\nwith such thoughts as these, should\nforget both hunger and*... | 95.23 |
gemma | 1,294 | 30 | 199 | 7 | 96.14 | 107.03 | 101.14 | 99.49 | 98.99 | 100 | 100 | In the arts, the process of crystallization is turned to very valuable account, in the separation and purification of a variety of substances.
Thus, the chemist, in his diligent pursuit of the fundamental principles of matter, must necessarily engage with the physical manifestations of those substances, observing how ... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "indirect and circuitous route. We frequently read the\nchemical nature of substances in their mechanical forms.\nTo the mineralogist, an intimate acquaintance with the\ncrystalline forms and modifications of natural bodies is\nessentially requisite. Indeed, ... | 100.51 |
gemma | 1,199 | 32 | 201 | 8 | 97.98 | 103.84 | 101.91 | 95.02 | 100 | 100 | 96.66 | By engaging all the muscles of the back, the chest is simultaneously thrown forward and expanded, which consequently strengthens the spine. This specific exercise is observed to produce an upright gait in females, as it teaches them to allow their center of gravity to fall directly onto the middle of the foot as they w... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "134 UPRIGHT GAIT OF THF. FEMALES. effect of bringing all the muscles of the back into action, and consequently strengthening the spine ; while the chest is thrown forward and expanded. We see no crooked backs, or shoul ders, out in Hindustan. This employment teaches them,... | 91.59 |
gemma | 3,686 | 43 | 611 | 25 | 98.32 | 104.14 | 95.42 | 98.68 | 98.85 | 100 | 98.64 | ## A Contemplation on the Geometry of the Obscured Form: On Determining the Line of Separation Upon a Right Cylinder
**By A Humble Observer of Form and Figure**
There exists a profound beauty, does it not, in the meticulous dissection of a tangible object? To gaze upon a simple cylinder—that familiar, dignified form,... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "To determine the line of separation on a right cylinder\nwith circular base, and the shadow cast by it on the\nplanes of projection.\nLet the cylinder stand upon its base upon the horizontal plane.\nThe determination of the line of separation reduces itself to\ndra... | 94.05 |
gemma | 1,560 | 42 | 272 | 13 | 98.21 | 104.27 | 99.94 | 96.67 | 99.26 | 100 | 100 | A fatal railway accident occurred on Tuesday while the 101 A.M. train traveled from Ayr to Glasgow. The incident took place near the Dairy Junction, where Daniel Thomson, a surfacesman working on the line, met with a fatal accident. A group of surfacesmen was repairing the track at this location. After observing the tr... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "...on to haste,\nto his bat With\noil nom.\n' English\n\nSCOTLAND.\n\n- - -\nFatal Railway Aceident.—We regret to learn that while\nthe 101 A.M. train from Ayr was on its way to Glasgow on\nTuesday, and when passing the Dairy Junction, one of the\nsurfacemen, name... | 98.35 |
gemma | 2,875 | 49 | 458 | 26 | 99.14 | 105.81 | 100.24 | 98.9 | 99.34 | 99.56 | 100 | Abraham Lincoln's early life included a profound and melancholic romantic experience with Ann Rutledge in New Salem. This relationship was a significant trial that tempered his character, ultimately leading him to emerge as a master of his passions with considerable patience and fortitude. Initially, Lincoln did not pu... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER VIII\n\nThe tragic story of Lincoln's first love. -- His wooing of Ann Rutledge, the tavern-keeper's daughter at New Salem. The conflict between her conscience and her heart. -- Lincoln plunged in gloom by her death, August, 1835.- Friends feared he would ... | 102.51 |
gemma | 1,745 | 41 | 291 | 13 | 100.62 | 102.41 | 93.91 | 98.97 | 99.66 | 98.62 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Was the man who claimed a pension required to list all his official duties? Answer: No
- Question: Why did the narrator find the task of the man writing a eulogy of himself painful? Answer: Because it seemed unaccustomed to official use for peop... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "mended to claim a pension for his long aad zealous\nservieeB, be -was required to hand in a memorial of\nhis good deeds. He was able to disregard the\nordinary enumeration of years of of&ce, of painful\njourneys taken, of long hours kept : he confined him-\nself to... | 92.95 |
gemma | 4,559 | 43 | 740 | 40 | 99.52 | 104.87 | 95.13 | 98.24 | 99.73 | 100 | 100 | After traveling deliberately for two days, Don Quixote and Sancho reached the River Ebro. The sight of the river greatly pleased the knight, who admired its banks, clear water, and tranquil course. This beauty reminded him of romantic thoughts connected to what he had seen in the cave of Montesinos; though Peter’s ape ... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER XII.\n\nOf the famous adventure of the Inchanted Bark.\n\n2 BY dint of travelling at a very deliberate pace, for the space of two days after they quitted the grove, Don Quixote and Sancho arrived at the river Ebro, the sight of which afforded infinite pleasure to ... | 97.49 |
gemma | 5,190 | 46 | 846 | 30 | 98.89 | 104.99 | 96.88 | 98.81 | 98.94 | 100 | 99.42 | ## Of the Singular Call and the Divine Commission: A Meditation Upon Extraordinary Ministrations in the Christian Body
**From the Papers of a Devout Student of Sacred Writ**
In these latter days, as the currents of worldly affairs grow ever more turbulent, and the clamour of secular ambition doth threaten to obscure ... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "CHAP. III.]\n\nOF EXTRAORDINARY OFFICES.\n\nthat which the nature of the ordinance did require, 1 Cor. v. 3-5.\n\n3. Their whole power was spiritual, and not carnal. It respected the souls, minds, and consciences of men alone as its object, and not, their bodies, o... | 97.93 |
gemma | 1,619 | 34 | 274 | 12 | 96.16 | 105.21 | 101 | 99.64 | 100 | 99.64 | 100 | cutting to staunch the flow of his own blood. It was then that a second party of the enemy, having observed the engagement, made their approach, and the ensuing fray became a most desperate struggle for the besieged company. Though they possessed courage beyond measure, the numbers of the assailants were too great, and... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "82 NARRATIVE OF state of nudity, with his hands tied behind ; and in giving him over to Mr. Last, they stipulated that he should not be allowed to go to Cape Coast or to any other place except Holland. With respect to the message concerning peace, they state... | 99.65 |
gemma | 5,223 | 39 | 830 | 42 | 97.78 | 105.43 | 96.72 | 97.58 | 99.52 | 99.76 | 100 | The narrator, whose temporal concerns were managed by his wife while he oversaw spiritual matters, dedicated his modest living profits—thirty-five pounds annually—to the clergy's orphans and widows, feeling satisfaction in duty performed without reward due to his independent fortune. Furthermore, he resolved to maintai... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER II.\n\nFAMILY MISFORTUNES. THE LOSS OF FORTUNE SERVES TO INCREASE THE PRIDE OF THE WORTHY.\n\nONLY THE\n\nHE temporal concerns of our family were chiefly committed to my wife's management; as to the spiritual, I took them entirely under my own direction. The profi... | 96.79 |
gemma | 921 | 35 | 154 | 9 | 99.76 | 100.15 | 92.89 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Did the initial order have an effect? Answer: No
- Question: Why did the client attempt to send things to the Temple? Answer: To hear of her daughter and madame Elizabeth and to send required items.
- Question: What specific items did the client... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "accordingly given ; but one of their colleagues\nopposed it, and the order had no effect.\nA few days after, the cjietn, in order to hear of\nher daughter and madame Elizabeth, attempted to\nsend to the Temple for some things which she\nrequired, and, amongst other... | 92.8 |
gemma | 1,337 | 33 | 222 | 9 | 99.53 | 102.01 | 93.67 | 99.55 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: Where was the incident described in the text taking place? Answer: In the plains of India.
- Question: What initial reaction did the monkeys show towards the narrator and his friend? Answer: They looked on them as interlopers and their gestures ... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "Ir was a wild and dreary part of the country, in\nthe plains of India, while journeying, that one day\na friend and self sat down under the shade of a ban-\nyan tree; and we were enjoying a meal of various\nedibles, when we were disturbed by the arrival and\nthe no... | 94.76 |
gemma | 3,442 | 45 | 569 | 23 | 98.7 | 104.19 | 100 | 98.75 | 98.59 | 100 | 98.26 | ## The Ephemeral Glow: On the Nature and Utility of Popular Acclaim
**By a Fellow of Letters**
There exists within the theatre of human affairs a curious and often bewildering phenomenon—a sudden and rapturous elevation of certain individuals to heights of public favour, only to witness that ascent dissolve into the ... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "panuishondedness.\nA sort of man (says the Archbishop),\nthat is not only much talked of, but\ncommonly admired, is a man who, along\nwith a considerable degree of clearness\nand plausible fluency, is what is called\npuzzleheaded :-destitute of sound, clear,\ncauti... | 98.49 |
gemma | 3,228 | 51 | 508 | 24 | 98.86 | 105.72 | 98.06 | 95.42 | 98.82 | 100 | 100 | A notable pair of friends, Miss Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor, shared an extraordinary bond stemming from a shared coincidence: they were both born in Dublin in the same year and on the same day, and they became orphans around the same time. This remarkable alignment led them to believe that fate had intended them for one ... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "LLANGOLLEN. 363 intimate friend of Miss Ponsonby. By a singular coincidence of events (which struck their imaginations), they were both born at Dublin in the same year, and on the same day ; and became orphans at the same period. It was easy for them to fancy, fro... | 96.88 |
gemma | 1,384 | 34 | 217 | 10 | 95.21 | 107.35 | 100.21 | 97.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Since the characteristics of epidemics are influenced by numerous modifying factors, it is reasonable to assume that there is no single, standardized treatment approach. Local environmental conditions can alter the nature of a disease. Furthermore, specific atmospheric conditions might increase the potency of a poison ... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "When we take into consideration the many modi-\nfying influences which seem to regulate the nature\nor type of epidemics, it is reasonable to suppose\nthat there can be no stereotyped treatment. Lo-\ncality may modify the character of the disease.\nCertain atmosph... | 100.05 |
gemma | 1,611 | 40 | 250 | 8 | 98.17 | 106.81 | 102.07 | 98.39 | 99.6 | 100 | 100 | Upon arriving at the Falls of the Genesee, the author immediately experienced an overwhelming attraction, much like any scene featuring great depth and abundant water; this beauty was so compelling that one could not leave the area until saturated with spray or forcibly interrupted by the sound of a clock signaling din... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "FALLS OF THE GENESSEE. 85 like all falls where there is great depth and plenty of water, and no person of common feeling, or with a grain of taste, can tear himself away from such a scene as this till he is wet through with the spray, or reminded by some thundering bell t... | 100.9 |
gemma | 1,840 | 31 | 317 | 12 | 95.78 | 104.31 | 98.76 | 100 | 99.68 | 100 | 100 | brave, and resolute in their dreadful undertaking. Thus was the decree of the people executed unto the very last, with a solemnity and a terrible precision that spoke of a will utterly broken save in the execution of the necessity imposed upon them. There was no lamentation in their deeds, no desperate plea for respite... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER IX.\n\nHow the People that were in the Fortress were prevailed on by the Words of Eleazar, Two Women and Five Children only excepted, and all submitted to be killed by one another. §1.. Now as Eleazar was proceeding on this exhortation, they all cut ... | 98.53 |
gemma | 1,654 | 34 | 284 | 9 | 98.46 | 102.1 | 96.14 | 97.18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What did Leonard alter on the queen's appearance before her carriage ride? Answer: Leonard altered her coiffure, changing it from a three-story tower to something low, and she wore a becoming hat made of flowers and feathers.
- Question: Why did... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER CXI.\n\nTHE ADOPTED SON OF THE QUEEN.\n\nAN hour later, the queen entered her carriage in all the splendor of full dress. Leonard had altered her coiffure. Instead of the three-story tower, her hair was low, and she wore a most becoming hat, chiefly made up... | 93.88 |
gemma | 1,777 | 44 | 270 | 10 | 100.12 | 105.53 | 100.94 | 96.63 | 98.89 | 100 | 100 | The impact of fen drainage was visibly evident near Peterborough, prompting community attention when water levels were observed on a Sunday morning. A contemporary Fen poet predicted the moral and social transformations resulting from the improved drainage, suggesting that changes in the environment would lead to chang... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "PART VIII.\n\nEFFECTS OF THE FEN DRAINAGE.\n\nnear Peterborough, some fifteen miles from the sea, the intelligence penetrated even to the congregation at church--for it was Sunday morning-that \"the waters were running;\" when immediately the whole flocked out, pa... | 99.99 |
gemma | 1,679 | 35 | 282 | 12 | 97.48 | 104.72 | 99.36 | 97.86 | 99.65 | 100 | 100 | Observing the features, one first notices a remarkably broad and flat face, characterized by prominent, large, and gently rounded cheekbones. This facial structure is complemented by a flat and unusually large glabellum. Moving to the eyes, they are generally small; furthermore, the aperture of the eyelids exhibits a s... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "AND COCHIN CHINA. 229 The face is remarkably broad and flat, the cheek-bones prominent, large, spreading, and gently rounded. The glabellum is flat and un- usually large. The eyes are in general small. The aperture of the eye-lids, moderately linear in the Indo-Chinese na... | 99.07 |
gemma | 2,120 | 39 | 339 | 9 | 99.05 | 104.12 | 94.66 | 97.64 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: True or False: The text suggests that mothers of children born out of wedlock are generally heartless towards their offspring. Answer: False
- Question: What role do institutions like the Infant Asylum play, according to the text? Answer: They s... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "and unchristian view. The mothers of children\nborn out of wedlock, in the majority of instances,\nare at heart virtuous, the victims of cruel decep-\ntion and desertion; and no one who has been\nbrought much in contact with them, in the effort\nto save them, can f... | 95.47 |
gemma | 3,713 | 44 | 603 | 23 | 97.73 | 105.35 | 99.79 | 99.66 | 99 | 99.83 | 99.73 | ## On Beauty, Prerogative, and the Austerity of the Northern Winter
The peculiar tapestry of existence, as so often is the case when one ventures beyond the established shores of civilization, presents us with juxtapositions so striking they beggar the commonplace narrative. To observe the habits, the customs, and the... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "that the daughter, whom we designated Green*\nstockings from her dress, is considered by her\ntribe to be a great beauty. Mr. Hood drew an\naccurate portrait of her, although her mother was\naverse to her sitting for it. She was afraid, she\nsaid, that her daughter... | 101.09 |
gemma | 2,083 | 34 | 316 | 14 | 97.37 | 106.91 | 98.9 | 98.09 | 99.37 | 100 | 100 | When defending a village, the officer must first ensure readiness for a possible retreat. This requires clearly indicating to his detachments the precise point where a fallback and reorganization will occur. Furthermore, the officer must implement precautions to secure communications and strengthen the intended new def... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "The officer defending a village onglit not to rest satis-\nfied with indicating beforehand to the officers of his detach-\nments the point on which he intends to fall back and\nreform in case of a retreat; he should, moreover, take\nsuch precautions as will ensure his com... | 100.64 |
gemma | 1,015 | 40 | 175 | 10 | 100.9 | 99.65 | 96.96 | 98.86 | 100 | 98.86 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What was the subject of the portrait the narrator once saw? Answer: Charles I
- Question: Where was the narrator officiating when they saw the portrait? Answer: Peckham, in Surrey
- Question: Was the portrait described as in perfect condition? A... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "It may interest J. B. to tell him of another\nportrait of the martyred monarch which I once\nsaw, and perhaps he or some correspondent may\nbe enabled to tell me whether it was original or\nvaluable-points upon which doubts may be en-\ntertained.\nSome three years ... | 93.43 |
gemma | 1,928 | 39 | 307 | 18 | 97.66 | 106.14 | 99.26 | 97.71 | 99.67 | 98.37 | 100 | During his stumping tour, Mr. Bruce, the Home Secretary, addressed a public meeting in Glasgow on Friday. In this address, he first reiterated his previous speeches on subjects such as education and retrenchment. Subsequently, when discussing the duties of his department as Home Secretary, Mr. Bruce acknowledged the si... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "THE HOME SECRETARY ON CRIME.\n\nMr. Bruce, the Home Secretary, in the prosecution of his\nstumping tour, addressed a public meeting at Glasgow, on Fri-\nday. He spoke oa the subjects of education, 'retrenchment, &c.,\nreiterating for the most part his previous speeches. S... | 98.81 |
gemma | 1,505 | 36 | 242 | 9 | 100.06 | 102.9 | 95.36 | 99.59 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What state is described as being almost powerless where the body is found? Answer: A happy state.
- Question: Why is the "glory of the celestial visitant" speedily obscured? Answer: By the first change produced by the ardour of fever or pain.
- ... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "41 just mentioned, where the body is almost pow erless, this happy state is removed by the first change which the ardour of fever or pain pro duces ; the glory of the celestial visitant is speedily obscured, and [the fitful glimmering of mind, which delirium occasi... | 97.79 |
gemma | 4,886 | 43 | 829 | 41 | 98.5 | 103.51 | 98.46 | 98.67 | 99.4 | 100 | 97.34 | ## The Moral Anatomy of Vice: A Catalogue of Human Failings
**By A Contemplator of the Human Soul**
In this age of burgeoning intellect and profound moral introspection, it seems the human breast is ever a theatre of contradictions. We profess reverence for Virtue, we laud the rigours of Duty, and we aspire to the lo... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "DETACHED THoUGHrs.- The elpuakard is murderer ir a three fold sense.-He\ncommits suicide on his own character;\nhe inflicts lingering death on himself;\nand he murders the peace Of his family\n\n\nThe slandersr is an assassin Of peculiar\natrocity.-He wears a conce... | 95.88 |
gemma | 1,468 | 40 | 266 | 10 | 97.19 | 102.36 | 99.31 | 98.12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | After finishing his letter, the man folded it, sealed it with shoemaker's wax, and wrote "To my XiOid Jesus Christ in Heaven/" on the back before placing it in the post-office. The postmaster, upon seeing the letter, was unsure how to proceed and held it until a Moravian minister entered. Showing the minister the lette... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "Having finished the letter, he folded it up, sealed it with soma\nshoemaker's wax, wrote on the back : To my XiOid Jesus Christ\nin Heaven/' and put it into the post-office.\nWhen the post master saw the letter, he could not tell what\nto do with- it, and was holding it i... | 96.98 |
gemma | 1,799 | 40 | 296 | 9 | 98.77 | 103.56 | 96.34 | 98.99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What is the geographical extent of the insurgent army's advance mentioned in the text? Answer: It has swept northward on a line of five hundred miles in length.
- Question: What is the consequence demanded by the commanding general in his procla... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "There is no longer any doubt that China\nis convulsed to its center by revolution. An\ninsurgent army, commencing in the extreme\nsouth of the Empire, has swept northward on\na line of five hundred miles in length, till it\nhas overrun half the country and passed t... | 97.66 |
gemma | 1,686 | 35 | 300 | 9 | 97.8 | 102.04 | 95.81 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What is the main objection to the introduction of seed drills? Answer: The expense of a drill is the main objection to its introduction everywhere.
- Question: If wheat stalks are grown in a plot three inches square, how does this compare to hav... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "Drilling in field seeds is becoming quite\ncommon, but not enough so. Too many\nstill adhere to broadcast sowing, greatly\nagainst their own interests. It certainly\nstands to reason, that twelve stalks of wheat,\nor oats, or other grain, will do better if each\ngr... | 94.65 |
gemma | 3,517 | 46 | 541 | 26 | 99.2 | 106.06 | 98.29 | 97.75 | 98.52 | 98.87 | 100 | Mr. Clay's recent speech and resolutions, delivered at the Lexington meeting, immediately caused significant stir within the community. His core propositions—to abandon all advantages gained during the war, specifically the capture of California and both sides of the Rio Grande, and to forgo indemnity for the fuel used... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "! MIR. Ciay's Speech and RESOLUTIONS.\n\n\nMr.. Clay's speech and resolutions, presented\nat the Lexington meeting on Saturday last, have\ncreated great establishment in this community\nHis proposition to abandon all the brilliant adj\nvantages gained in the war--to throw... | 98.69 |
gemma | 3,451 | 49 | 541 | 23 | 100.1 | 105.9 | 100.1 | 97.03 | 99.63 | 100 | 100 | George II, acting on instructions concerning Panama, set sail for Acapulco, hoping to intercept the Manilla galleon, which was understood to be at sea. This venture, if successful, would greatly advance his standing to the Imperial throne. However, George II failed to account for several critical factors: the Grand Duk... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "GEORGE II, 215 ne his instructions respecting Panama, and bore .away for Acapulca, in hopes of intercepting the Manilla galleon, which he understood was then at sea *. the consequence, thus conferred upon the Grand Duke, would soon advance him to the Imperial throne J. Bu... | 102.36 |
gemma | 1,660 | 35 | 268 | 15 | 95.81 | 105.64 | 94.08 | 98.51 | 100 | 99.25 | 100 | A dispute arose concerning the signing of a document. Initially, the individuals involved would not sign the paper. A proposal was then made to leave the paper with a clerk, contingent upon the clerk's signature in the presence of the concerned parties. This arrangement was ultimately deemed unacceptable. To resolve th... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "NARRATIVE. 343 terms to make. — They would sign no paper. I then proposed to leave the paper with said clerk, on his signature in their presence. This would not be admitted. In order then to remove every difficulty, as I thought, I proposed to leave it with him, o... | 93.29 |
gemma | 1,050 | 27 | 160 | 6 | 97.05 | 106.43 | 103.48 | 93.13 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Metasternal plate densely punctured; its borders smooth, not striated, and the internal punctations arranged in longitudinal rows, distinct, though not deeply impressed. The pronotum exhibits a slight emargination at the base, which is more pronounced in the lateral margins, affording a firm purchase for the legs.
The... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "Oblong oval, brownish, shining. Head sparsely punctulate, front\ntransversely slightly concave. Thorax slightly broader than long, mar-\ncinal stria moderately deep, lateral sulcus entire, marginal space convex,\nnot interrupted, coarsely and rather densely ... | 93.13 |
gemma | 1,049 | 32 | 167 | 7 | 93.94 | 107.14 | 97.46 | 99.4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | A specific legal provision allows defendants in new lawsuits concerning the same or substantially the same libel to be joined in a common action. This consolidation requires a joint application from the defendants in the new suits and the defendants in the already consolidated actions. It is important to note that this... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "Part II.\n\nCHAPTER XV. Such order has been made, and before the trial of the said actions, the defendants in any new actions instituted in respect to the same, or substantially the same, libel, shall also be entitled to be joined in a common action upon a joint a... | 97.94 |
gemma | 4,339 | 42 | 706 | 26 | 99 | 104.25 | 100.01 | 97.99 | 98.87 | 100 | 98.62 | ## A Symposium on the Springs of Affection: On the Potency of Mineral Waters and the Curious Chemistry of the Heart
**By a Fellow of Letters**
Gentlemen, and esteemed Ladies of cultivated taste, permit this humble correspondent to draw your attention to a most perplexing and, dare one say, delightful subject: the pro... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "tion so potent as the medicated fountain; but to which of the\nelements that enter into the composition of the chalybeate\ndraught this effect is to be attributed, I am at a loss to deter-\nmine. If I were a chemist I could account for the phenomenon,\nbecatise a c... | 98.72 |
gemma | 1,888 | 33 | 306 | 9 | 97.01 | 103.89 | 100.95 | 95.39 | 99.35 | 100 | 98.94 | And so, as the seasons turned, and the shadows of a more settled contentment began to creep into the chambers of her spirit, Trevanion, whose once tempestuous brow had softened to reflect a newfound, temperate repose, found in her counsel a lodestar. The vast, dizzying constellations of his former preoccupations—the re... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER CVIII.\n\nI RODE home on a horse my host lent me; and Lord Castleton rode part of the way with me, accompanied by his two boys, who bestrode manfully their Shetland ponies, and cantered on before us. I paid some compliment to the spirit and intellige... | 93.63 |
gemma | 572 | 32 | 93 | 4 | 95.71 | 107.5 | 103.38 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Legal provision is needed to survey the boundary line between the Territory of Colorado and the territory in question. This territory lacks a natural boundary or landmark to define its northern limits, which leads to confusion in public surveys when extended to either side of the boundary. This same issue exists regard... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "T have again to urge that provision be made by law for the survey of the\nline between the Territory of Colorado and this Territory. There is\nno natural boundary or landmark defining the limits of this Territory on the\nnorth, and confusion in the public surveys ... | 99.83 |
gemma | 783 | 29 | 133 | 4 | 95.25 | 105.29 | 105.32 | 98.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Which, indeed, is a course of action both bold and somewhat perilous, yet one which speaks to a necessary vigour in the management of our common domain. For the rook, that pernicious pestilence, doth not abide such polite petitioning, but oft requires a more resolute and decisive measure. We have seen many such earnest... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "The energy of this association is not all expended in speeches.\nSome of their arrangements do indicate a kindred spirit to that\nwhich animates the Daughters of Rebecca. Provost CricuTon was\nauthorized by a gallant Colonel to state, 'that he was quite sati... | 93.72 |
gemma | 4,325 | 44 | 692 | 28 | 99.19 | 105.29 | 97.83 | 94.55 | 98.12 | 100 | 99.08 | ## Echoes of Antiquity: A Glimpse into the Foundations of Hellenic Glory
**By a Student of Classical Antiquity**
In the grand tapestry of human civilisation, few threads shine with the lustre and enduring resonance of that woven by the Hellenic spirit. From the proud city-states that shaped the very contours of Weste... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "40 ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE. Mnnychia. Phalerum. Before the time of Themistocles, Phalerum had been the usual port for ships. But that great statesman perceived the superior advantages that the Piræus offer ed, and accordingly fitted it up. It was the principal naval ... | 94.06 |
gemma | 1,383 | 37 | 227 | 9 | 97.51 | 104.96 | 97.03 | 93.83 | 100 | 100 | 100 | A significant fire was observed and returned by the squadron as it approached, continuing to maneuver until it was within two cables' length of the rocks and less than a quarter of a mile from a section of the enemy's batteries. At this proximity, the enemy continued to maneuver, covering the squadron's own gunboats an... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "a tremendous fire, which was received and re-\nturned by our squadron, as it gradually approached,\nuntil within two cables' lergth of the rocks, and\nthree cables' length, or less than a quarter of a\nmile, of a portion of the batteries, at which dis-\ntance it c... | 93.33 |
gemma | 1,132 | 41 | 176 | 9 | 99.34 | 105.01 | 104.76 | 95.38 | 98.3 | 99.42 | 100 | When flax, intended for the production of lace and fine linen, is steeped, the use of Artesian springs is crucial. These springs provide remarkably clear, consistently temperate waters, which then dissolve the vegetable matter in the flax while minimally damaging the plant's most valuable properties.
Separately, the i... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "flax is steeped, which is destined to be employed in the manufacture of\nlace and the finer descriptions of linen, are supplied by Artesian springs,\nwhose waters, being remarkably clear, and of an equable temperature,\ndissolve the vegetable matter with the least injury ... | 92.69 |
gemma | 3,176 | 41 | 521 | 20 | 97.46 | 104.68 | 100.18 | 99.03 | 98.85 | 100 | 99.69 | ## The Unburdening of the Spirit: On the Folly of Tyranny and the Necessity of Liberty
The human spirit, that most delicate and fiercely guarded possession, is often subjected to trials so severe they seem to press the very marrow from the bone. To witness such a soul held captive, not merely by the iron grip of a des... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "mastered, nnshrmking, like an Indian chief among\nhis tormentors, leaving no recanting word or look to\ndim his stem memory.\nNot only will the tyranny that weighs him down\nbe shaken off, bxit with it must pass the onerous\nchain of ecclesiastical authority. The s... | 99.53 |
gemma | 1,476 | 30 | 249 | 7 | 95.47 | 106.03 | 99.73 | 97.99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | It is not the absence of a binding oath which invalidates the sincerity of their embrace of these truths, but rather the very insistence upon such a formal bond, when the dire consequences of refusal were so manifestly present. To demand a solemn vow from a man who had already risked the scaffold for the simple act of ... | {
"prompt": "continue-v2",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER XIV.\n\nbefore of Episcopius, that, \"though the public declarations of the Remonstrants were orthodox, yet the thoughts they entertained were directly the opposite.\" It was this iniquitous proceeding that gave severity to Episcopius' pen, when attacking the co... | 99.22 |
gemma | 1,918 | 33 | 298 | 10 | 96.64 | 106.47 | 99.08 | 98.66 | 100 | 100 | 100 | More serious bickerings, naturally, have arisen betwixt the great Powers of Europe, concerning the proper division and delineation of the American continent. The principles of discovery and occupancy, though necessary to govern the acquisition of lands, are imperfect instruments, and the vagaries of distance, the vastn... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. 360 extensive continent. The general reasoning, just before used, seems to oppose the idea, that a right resulting to one nation merely from first discovering an island or continent, without some actual occu pancy thereof following s... | 100.85 |
gemma | 3,593 | 44 | 566 | 24 | 99.09 | 104.71 | 99.26 | 98.74 | 98.41 | 100 | 98.89 | ## The Terrifying Teachings of the Tide: On the Marvels and Monstrosities of the Crustacean Kingdom
**A Musings upon a Recent Encounter and the Natural Order**
There are moments in the course of our peregrinations through Nature—those unexpected brushings with the wild, those sudden, startling encounters—that cast a ... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "With his knife Arthur severed a couple of\nthe creature's pincers, and released poor Walter\n- who was nearly fainting with fright and pain\n- from its tenacious grasp. He then jumped\nfrom rock to rock until he found a clear pool\nof water, in which he dipped his ... | 99.1 |
gemma | 4,057 | 45 | 639 | 21 | 97.79 | 105.88 | 96.85 | 98.57 | 98.44 | 100 | 99.01 | ## On the Matter of Terrestrial Endowment and the Zeal of the Gospel: A Deliberation of Missionary Land Grants
**By a Humble Observer of Colonial Affairs**
In the grand theatre of human enterprise, few pursuits rival in their profound ambition the fervent endeavour to disseminate the divine truths across the vast and... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "MAY 1T PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY. On the 25th May last, the undersigned\nhad the honor as the special committee, to\nwhom were referred certain appiIcations for\nland by individuals belonging to the Ameri-\ncan mission on these Islands. to submit their\nreport upon those... | 96.54 |
gemma | 1,474 | 36 | 224 | 10 | 97.12 | 106.95 | 102.69 | 98.65 | 99.11 | 100 | 100 | Upon receiving a letter in Glasgow on a Friday morning from a gentleman in Auckland, New Zealand, a concerning picture of the current state of the territory and the prospects for emigrants emerged. The correspondent noted that the country remained in a highly unsettled condition, with the ultimate outcome uncertain. Al... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "NEW ZEALAND.\n\nBy a letter received in Glasgow on Friday morning\nfrom a gentleman in Auckland, New Zealand, we have\nthe following remarks as to the present disposition of\nthe natives, and the prospects held out to emigrants :\n\" The country still is in a very unsettl... | 99.14 |
gemma | 1,014 | 38 | 148 | 7 | 98.85 | 107.75 | 101.6 | 97.26 | 98.65 | 99.32 | 100 | Having established the "Southern Cultivator" as a permanent publication under the editorial control of Mr. Caviar, the publishers decided that advertising the work's established character was unnecessary for the upcoming fourth volume. Consequently, they made a direct appeal to planters and friends of agriculture acros... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "In submitting to the Southern public\nthe prospectus for the fourth volume of the\n\"Southern Cultivator,\" which may\nnow lie regarded as permanently establish\ned, the publishers deem it unnecessary to\nadvert to the hijih character the work has\nattained under the edit... | 100.23 |
gemma | 1,700 | 35 | 281 | 9 | 98.39 | 103.19 | 90.55 | 99.64 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: According to the first proposition, what is assumed about the universe? Answer: That the universe was made by some sufficient power and that a beginning of the universe is assumed.
- Question: What does Antoninus suggest is the basis for all cha... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "Book VII]\n\n211 words. The first proposition is, that the universe was made by some sufficient power. A beginning of the universe is assumed, and a power which framed an order. The next question is, How are things produced now? Or, in other words, by what power do... | 91.77 |
gemma | 1,614 | 37 | 300 | 10 | 99.89 | 101.9 | 102.55 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | And let the world observe, if such a scene
Can teach the lesson that life's bounds confine;
That Nature's craft, though sometimes hid unseen,
Doth yield a grace that makes the flawed divine.
For in the heart, though outward form may fail,
A perfect spring of goodness doth reside;
A love so deep, a passion that shall pr... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "It was a beautiful part of the plot of Sheridan Knowles's\nplay of the \"Henchback.\" that the chiki of the deformed\nshould have been kept in ignorance that the supposed\ngvardian who had given all his time and (enderness to the\ndevelopement of her feeling... | 98.24 |
gemma | 1,281 | 33 | 213 | 9 | 95.7 | 106.08 | 101.34 | 98.59 | 100 | 100 | 100 | In historical Spanish dealings, a common issue was the failure of parties to pay for goods after they had been delivered. In transactions such as the purchase or rental of property, such as houses or mines, the owner typically required the full or a partial payment upfront. When entering into a contract for supplies, f... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "252 forgetfulness the Spaniards used to be troubled with, that of not paying for articles after they were delivered. If you purchase or hire a house, mines, or any other thino-, the owner insists on the whole or a part ofthe sum being given him at once. Contract w... | 99.03 |
gemma | 3,628 | 53 | 571 | 27 | 100.57 | 106.22 | 97.72 | 98.42 | 99.65 | 100 | 100 | A crisis began in the Lords when a faction of moderate Tories, known as the Hanoverian Tories, seceded from the government, led by the Speaker. This speaker delivered a very influential speech, which persuaded a significant number of peers to join the dissent. Consequently, during the subsequent division, the Court was... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "CHAP. III.\n\n66 danger, there appeared, as in the Lords, a secession from the Government of many moderate Tories, (the Hanoverian Tories, as they were then termed,) with the Speaker at their head. A very powerful speech from him drew over a considerable number on this oc... | 101.44 |
gemma | 1,843 | 31 | 291 | 8 | 95.55 | 107.17 | 99.09 | 96.56 | 100 | 99.66 | 100 | ...d. termhie.
Should the government, with some expedient alteration of the present statutes, permit the owners to claim the inward postage on the letters carried by these vessels, the expense of maintaining such a vital fleet would be largely obviated, for the revenue derived from the letters alone might approach a c... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "The New York Journal of Commerce says: -Four steam ships are to be built forthwith in this\nport, to be employed in navigating the Atlantic\nOcean, and to be each of the capacity of two thou\nsand five hundred tons. Persons who understand\nthe plan have doub... | 98.03 |
gemma | 134 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 93.35 | 106.48 | 123.33 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | to pursue the enterprise that had been begun, with all the gravity and constancy which he himself had always maintained in his purpose. | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "Book II.\n\nOf Cruelty Methinks I see came to my knowledge, should by this rule be of very little recommendation; for I cannot conceive in that person any the least motion of a vicious inclination: I cannot imagine there could be any difficulty or constraint... | 76.5 |
gemma | 1,174 | 34 | 195 | 10 | 97.75 | 105.03 | 104.28 | 97.93 | 98.97 | 100 | 100 | The narrative begins by observing an ordained pastor, Ile, who is assessed as an honest man, yet possesses abilities too limited to properly execute the duties of a minister of the gospel, though he is not knowingly deceitful. Subsequently, the journey moves to a small church. In this community, an excess of rain has a... | {
"prompt": "narrative",
"source_preview": "287\nHere is one of the ordained pastors.\nIle appears to be an honest man, but of\nabilities too limited to perform properly\nthe duties of a mimister of the gospel. But\nhe will not knowingly go astray.\n21.- I have spent this day with a small\nchurch. Here, as in many ... | 95.4 |
gemma | 1,243 | 42 | 202 | 11 | 102.06 | 101.83 | 97.57 | 99.5 | 100 | 99.01 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: What health issues significantly affected the soldiers of George the Second in Quebec during the winter? Answer: Excessive cold and the want of vegetables and fresh provisions, leading to scurvy.
- Question: How many soldiers died of scurvy befo... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "GEORGE THE SECOND. 199 1760. within the walls of Quebec, suffered greatly from the ex cessive cold in the winter, and the want of vegetables and fresh provisions ; insomuch that before the end of April, one thousand soldiers were dead of the scurvy, and twice that ... | 95.85 |
gemma | 2,161 | 43 | 322 | 13 | 98.25 | 107.61 | 97.38 | 96.26 | 99.69 | 100 | 100 | The abolition of slavery required the collective effort of Christian communities. The Methodists, for instance, actively proclaimed the inherent right of all people to freedom in their sermons, highlighting the sinfulness of slavery and advocating for the poor and oppressed. Their efforts successfully influenced public... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "5\ndin bondage, will be sufficient to show the\nvast and incalculable influence which would be\nbrought into' action, were the more numerous\n' bodies of christians in our country to 'unite'\n' their efforts in the same cause.- The Methodists:\nhave done much in t... | 99.19 |
gemma | 1,833 | 46 | 313 | 9 | 100.91 | 102.4 | 93.98 | 99.04 | 99.36 | 100 | 100 | Here are the questions and answers based on the provided text:
- Question: When did the impeachment of Warren Hastings commence? Answer: The impeachment of Warren Hastings commenced on the 13th February 1788.
- Question: What was one of the representations in the caricatures showing Warren Hastings and the King? Answer... | {
"prompt": "diverse_qa_pairs",
"source_preview": "CHAPTER VIII.\n\nBARBARITIES IN INDIA AND IRELAND.\n\nThe impeachment of Warren Hastings commenced on the 13th February 1788 and did not conclude for eight years.\n\nThere is no doubt that Hastings obtained the Court influence by means of a Caricatures were exhibit... | 93.87 |
gemma | 4,218 | 45 | 705 | 40 | 99.02 | 103.55 | 98.81 | 98.71 | 99.29 | 99.43 | 99.76 | ## The Inferno of Conviction: A Tragic Martyrdom at St. Mary’s
The air hung thick and heavy, not merely with the damp breath of the English rain, but with the dreadful anticipation that attends the spectacle of ultimate conviction. One cannot but pause, and lift the moral gaze, to recall the harrowing scene played out... | {
"prompt": "magazine_feature",
"source_preview": "can judge only from his conduct. Probably he now con-\nsidered himself doubly armed. If a pardon were an-\nnounced, he might take the benefit of it, and read the\noriginal paper : if not, by reading the copy he would\ndisappoint the expectations of his adversaries,... | 98.57 |
gemma | 1,148 | 31 | 179 | 8 | 97.25 | 105.65 | 103.49 | 98.32 | 100 | 100 | 100 | A young farmer, despite possessing elegance, refinement, education, and intelligence, developed a strong liking for a simple village girl. He regarded her minor quirks with the gentle affection one might show a spoiled child, akin to an indulgent brother. He found amusement in her lack of sophistication and pleasure in... | {
"prompt": "extract_knowledge",
"source_preview": "not merely in his conversation, but in every line of his acute\nand lively countenance. There was occasionally, a sudden\nlaughing light in his hazel eye, and a very arch and mo-\nmentary smile, now seen and now gone, to which, becoming\nas most people thought the... | 97.73 |
gemma | 950 | 32 | 167 | 5 | 96.44 | 103.84 | 103.38 | 97.01 | 100 | 100 | 100 | Thus do children and the people turn the grand, the elevated, into a sport, even ajest; and how else would they be able to confront and endure it! For the Sublime, when stripped of its solemnity, yields a delightful, albeit fearsome, play for the youthful spirit. The gravity of the passions, which elevates the verse to... | {
"prompt": "lost-manuscript-framing",
"source_preview": "pan\n- 1839.)\nfor my father, when, through means\nof Klopstock's Messiah, verses which\nseemed no verses to him, became an\nobject of public admiration. He had\nhimself taken good care not to buy\nthis work ; but the friend of the fam-\nily, Councillor Schn... | 93.91 |
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