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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 17: London again.—characters of judges.—Oxford.—Cambridge— November and December, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
ending his hand at the same time: Well, you are not tattooed, really! Hallam is a plain, frank man, but is said to be occasionally quite testy and restless. Charles Babbage, 1790-1871; the mathematician. himself one of the most petulant men that ever lived, told me that Hallam once lay awake all night till four o'clock in the cried out: It's not four o'clock; it wants five minutes of it! and, after this volley, at once fell asleep. At the same dinner last week, I met Hallam, Whewell, Babbage, Lyell, Sir Charles Lyell, 1797-1875. Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1792-1871. Dr. Buckland, Sedgwick, Rev. Adam Sedgwick, 1785—. and one or trench Revolution, which had never yielded him a farthing in Europe and probably never would. I am to meet Leigh Hunt at Carlyle's. Another morning I devoted to Mr. Babbage, breakfasting, seeing the calculating machine, and talking. He seemed to give me his confidence to a remarkable extent, and told me of his future plans, his di
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 18: Stratford-on-avon.—Warwick.—London.—Characters of judges and lawyers.—authors.—society.—January, 1839, to March, 1839.—Age, 28. (search)
s in this line. He is terse, epigrammatic, dry, infinitely to the point, full of wisdom, of sarcasm, and cold humor. He says the most ill-natured things, and does the best. He came up to me at Miss Martineau's, where there was a little party of very clever people, and said: Mr. Sumner, it is a great piece of benevolence in you to come here. Determined not to be drawn into a slur upon my host, I replied: Yes, Mr. Rogers, of benevolence to myself. As we were coming away, Rogers, Harness, Babbage, and myself were walking together down the narrow street in which Miss M. lives, when the poet said: Who but the Martineau could have drawn us into such a hole? And yet I doubt not he has a sincere liking for Miss M.; for I have met her at his house, and he afterwards spoke of her with the greatest kindness. His various sayings that are reported about town, and his conversation as I had caught it at evening parties, had impressed me with a great admiration of his powers, but with a positi
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Jan. 23, 1839. (search)
s in this line. He is terse, epigrammatic, dry, infinitely to the point, full of wisdom, of sarcasm, and cold humor. He says the most ill-natured things, and does the best. He came up to me at Miss Martineau's, where there was a little party of very clever people, and said: Mr. Sumner, it is a great piece of benevolence in you to come here. Determined not to be drawn into a slur upon my host, I replied: Yes, Mr. Rogers, of benevolence to myself. As we were coming away, Rogers, Harness, Babbage, and myself were walking together down the narrow street in which Miss M. lives, when the poet said: Who but the Martineau could have drawn us into such a hole? And yet I doubt not he has a sincere liking for Miss M.; for I have met her at his house, and he afterwards spoke of her with the greatest kindness. His various sayings that are reported about town, and his conversation as I had caught it at evening parties, had impressed me with a great admiration of his powers, but with a positi
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 22: England again, and the voyage home.—March 17 to May 3, 1840. —Age 29. (search)
n of voters in Ireland. Stevenson, who sat by my side, like myself, was much gratified with it. To George S. Hillard. Portsmouth, April 4, 1840. dear Hillard,—This will go by the Great Western, which sails the fifteenth of this month, She arrived at New York, May 3,—the same day with the Wellington. and perhaps may reach you even before I have that pleasure. I saw more of London than I expected, and enjoyed it much. My last dinner was on Thursday with Hallam; where were Milman, Babbage, Hayward, Francis Horner, &c. I have parted with many friends, and have received the most affectionate good wishes. Lady Carlisle and my dear, noble friend, Ingham, shed tears in parting with me. We shall meet soon. The wind is fair; and we now wait only for Willis's appearance. Cogswell is by my side at this moment. Ever affectionately yours, Charles Sumner. The Wellington arrived at New York, Sunday, May 3. Sumner, on landing, met his brother Albert, then living in the city.
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 21: (search)
nd Lady Morley, fine old people of the best school of English character; the beautiful and unpretending Lady James Graham;. . . . Senior, the political economist; Babbage, the inventor of the great calculating machine, etc. . . . . We went at ten and came home at midnight, having enjoyed ourselves a good deal; for they were all, as far as I talked with them, highly cultivated, intellectual people. July 12—. . . . . . From church we went, by his especial invitation, to see Babbage's calculating machine; and I must say, that during an explanation which lasted between two and three hours, given by himself with great spirit, the wonder at its incomprehensibleesident of the last year, Lord Cloncurry, Lord Clare, Sir Alexander Creighton, Professor Robinson, Professor Hamilton, old Mr. Dalton of Manchester, Thomas Moore, Babbage, a Norwegian nobleman, a French baron, Whewell, Phillips, Prichard, the three aids, two or three other persons, and myself. When the company was assembled, Lor
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 22: (search)
most extraordinary mathematicians alive, of whom all the rest speak with the greatest kindness and admiration. The hour we passed with her would yet have informed us of nothing of all this, except that she is a most gentle, quiet, and kind-hearted person. When we were obliged to come away, they said so much about our visiting them again, that we promised to dine with them on Wednesday, the day but one before we should leave London, without company. We went, therefore, and found only Mr. Babbage, so that we had as agreeable a dinner as we well could have, talking upon all sorts of subjects until very late, with great vivacity. . . . . English kindness was uniform and consistent to the last, but I do not recollect anything worth noting except a visit to Wilkie, the painter, at Kensington, to which he invited me at Dublin. I found him living very comfortably, but very much like an artist. With great good-nature and a strong desire to please, not unmixed with Scotch shrewdness,
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 26 (search)
n, Dr., 274, 275, 280. Anglona, Prince of, 207. Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess of, 479 and note. Anthology Club, G. T. member of, 9. Aranjuez, 195, 220-222. Arconati, Madame, 450, 451. Arconati, Marquis, 450-452. Arnheim, Baroness von (Bettina), 500. Arrivabene, Count, Giovanni, 450, 451. Astor, W. B., 26, 178. Athenaeum, Boston, 8, 12, 370, 371, 379 and note. Atterson, Miss, 109. Auckland, Lord (First), 264. Austin, Mrs., Sarah, 411, 413, 500. Azzelini, 176. B Babbage, Charles, 407, 422. Bachi, Pietro, 368 note. Bagot, Sir Charles and Lady Mary, 295 and note. Baillie, Miss, Joanna, 413, 414, 479. Bainbridge, Commodore, 373. Baird, Sir, David, 412, 413. Balbo, Count, Cesare, 210, 212, 213, 306, 307; letters from, 307, 309. Balbo, Countess, 209. Balbo, Count, Prospero, 209, 210, 308. Balhorn, Herr, 85. Baltimore, visits, 41, 349, 351. Bancroft, Hon., George, 385. Banks, Sir, Joseph, 258 note, 263, 294. Barante, Baron de, 137, 138, 256. B
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 9: (search)
nt were Sedgwick and Buckland, Murchison, Lord Cole, Mr. Ponsonby, the Marquess of Northampton, Babbage, Hallam, and especially Sir John Herschel, just returned from the Cape of Good Hope, and decidedly at this moment the lion of London. I sat between Sir John and Babbage, and had an excellent time. Sir John is a small man, and, I should think, a little more than fifty years old, and growing gte for my taste . . . About eleven o'clock we got away from Lord Fitzwilliam's and went to Mr. Babbage's, who, at this season, gives three or four routs on successive weeks. It was very crowded toughts . . . . However, we got along very well together, and about eleven o'clock I took him to Babbage's, where there was a grand assembly, lords and bishops in plenty. . . . . The only person to whof all, she is kind and good-humored, and had invited very pleasant friends to meet us,—Leslie, Babbage, Mackintosh, and her brother, who was extraordinarily agreeable, and made us stay unreasonably
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
), I. 500. Arrivabene, Count, Giovanni, I. 450, 451, II. 139, 328 and note. Ashburton, Lord, II. 364, 366. Astor, John Jacob, II. 247 note, 300. Astor, W. B., I. 26, 178. Athaenaeum, Boston, I. 8, 12, 370, 371, 379 and note. Athanaeum Club, London, II. 146, 146, 378, 384, 390. Atterson, Miss, I. 109. Auckland, Lord (First), I. 264. Auersperg, Count (Anastasius Grun), II. 2, 9, 10. Austin, Mrs., Sarah, I. 411, 413, 500, II. 384, 390. Azzelini, I. 170. B Babbage, Charles, I. 407, 422, II 176, 178, 181. Bachi, Pietro, I. 368 note. Baden, Grand Duke of, II. 330. Bagot, Sir Charles and Lady Mary, I. 295 and note. Baillie, Miss, Joanna, I. 413, 414, 479, II. 153. Bainbridge, Commodore, I. 373. Baird, Sir, David, I. 412, 413. Balbo, Count, Cesare, I. 210, 212, 213, 306, 307, II. 38-42, 118, 127, 353; letters from, I. 307, 309. Balbo, Countess, I. 209. Balbo, Count, Prospero, I. 209, 210, 308, II. 42. Baldissero, Count and Countess, II