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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 13 (search)
le, across the St. Mary's, being fortified at this time by negroes. State troops raised for state defence--three companies expected daily at Milton, and two thousand (2,000) in all looked for. Captain Dickerson's cavalry has two hundred (200) effective men stationed at Pilatka. Dunham's artillery of light pieces on St. John's River, near Welaka, Saunders. and Horse Landing. I am, Captain, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, George H. Gordon, Brigadier-General, commanding. Captain Burger Assistant Adjutant-General, Department South. Report of rear-admiral Dahlgren. flag-steamer Philadelphia, Port Royal harbor, S. C., June 4, 1864. Sir: I enclose herewith a report from Commander Balch, senior officer present in the St. John's River, Florida, from which there seems to be little doubt of the capture of the Columbine. As the officers and crew are probably prisoners, it will be impossible to have any investigation at this time. There is always more or less risk
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 4: (search)
head. This is the only time the privileges of the University have been in danger, and Jerome was such a weak and uncertain little blockhead that he would probably never have had resolution and constancy enough to execute his threat. Since I have been here, everything has been as still as if it were one vast monastery, except that about five thousand of the Russian Guards marched through the city, three weeks ago, and made a beautiful show, and gave me a splendid proof of the fidelity of Burger's description of the march of an army in Lenore, with horns and cymbals, etc. The life here would in many respects suit you remarkably well. There is a regularity, evenness, and calmness, which are fitted to one who was almost made to be a hermit, and, at the same time, a freedom which is absolutely necessary to one who never was and never will be quite patient under family government. All that is wanting is a few friends and a little more variety. . . . Remember me to your brother Will
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 5: (search)
orth, it was rather from accident than extraordinary genius or boldness. The literature of Germany now sprang at once from its tardy soil, like the miraculous harvest of Jason, and like that, too, seems in danger of perishing without leaving behind it successors to its greatness. Besides the four whom I have named, I know of no authors who have enjoyed a general and decisive popularity, and who have settled down into regular classics, except Haller, Muller, the elder Voss, Schiller, and Burger. This number is certainly small, and Goethe alone survives, to maintain the glory of the deceased generation of his friends and rivals. But, narrow as the circle is, and though the strictness of posterity will perhaps make it yet narrower, still I know of none in the modern languages—except our own—where one so interesting can be found as the circle of German literature. It has all the freshness and faithfulness of poetry of the early ages, when words were still the representatives of sen
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 23: (search)
was in this interlunar cave, I failed to see your Icelandic translation, in Frazer, till yesterday. I sent for it three times; but, as so often happens, I did not get it till I went for it myself. But I have been paid for my trouble. I enjoyed it very much, and have become eager to see more, of which I find a notice in the Times, that came to me a few days ago. Meanwhile, I want the title of Bechstein's Deutsches Lesebuch, so that I can order it, and read Es stehen die Sterne am Himmel. Burger was a miserable scamp; but still I should be sorry to have the credit of Lenore taken away from him. I have always understood that he got the hint for it from hearing a peasant-girl, as she was washing in a clear moonlight night, sing about Die Todten reiten schnelle, Feins Liebchen, grant dir nicht. At least, this was the tradition at Gottingen,—not, perhaps, in the days of Matilda Pottingen, but just half a century ago, when I lived there; and I don't like to have it disturbed, except on v
James Russell Lowell, Among my books, Wordsworth. (search)
Meister, a part of which he had read in Carlyle's translation apparently. There was some affectation in this, it should seem, for he had read Smollett. On the whole, it may be fairly concluded that the help of Germany in the development of his genius may be reckoned as very small, though there is certainly a marked resemblance both in form and sentiment between some of his earlier lyrics and those of Goethe. His poem of the Thorn, though vastly more imaginative, may have been suggested by Burger's Pfarrer's Tochter von Taubenhain. The little grave drei Spannen lang, in its conscientious measurement, certainly recalls a famous couplet in the English poem. After spending the winter at Goslar, Wordsworth and his sister returned to England in the spring of 1799, and settled at Grasmere in Westmoreland. In 1800, the first edition of the Lyrical Ballads being exhausted, it was republished with the addition of another volume, Mr. Longman paying £ 100 for the copyright of two editions.
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 5. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Tales and Sketches (search)
's real position; the witch wife was inexorable; go he must, and that speedily. Fully impressed with a belief in her supernatural power of compelling obedience, and perhaps dreading more than witchcraft itself the effects of the unlucky disclosure on the temper of his New England helpmate, he made a virtue of the necessity of the case, bade farewell to the latter amidst a perfect hurricane of reproaches, and mounted the white horse, with his old wife on the pillion behind him. Of that ride Burger might have written a counterpart to his ballad:— Tramp, tramp, along the shore they ride, Splash, splash, along the sea. Two or three years had passed away, bringing no tidings of the unfortunate husband, when he once more made his appearance in his native village. He was not disposed to be very communicative; but for one thing, at least, he seemed willing to express his gratitude. His Ohio wife, having no spell against intermittent fever, had paid the debt of nature, and had left him
The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1860., [Electronic resource], Homespun. (search)
List of Premiumsawarded at the Seventh Annual exhibitionof theVirginia Mechanics' Institute,which closed on the night of the 31st Oct., 1860. Class no. 1.--Inventions. To Burger & Bros., for Circular Saw Grinding and Polishing Machine, Gold Medal. To DeBow, for the "Union Press," invented by himself and manufactured by P. Rahm, Silver Medal. To N. L. Babcock, for Breach Loading Rifle, Silver Medal. To Curors' patent Farm Gate, First-Class Diploma. To Wm. H. Tappey, o. Peyronett, for one case of Machinists' Tools, made by exhibitor, Silver Medal. To Lau &Shuman, for Files, Certificate of Silver Medal. To Boyle & Gamble, for best Circular Saws and also best Tenon and Panel Saws, Silver Medal. To Burger & Bros., for Circular, Rip and Cross-Cutting Saws, Silver Medal. To Berry Grube, for Cross — Cut Saw, Silver Medal. To A. Bridges &Co., of New York, for Punching and Cutting Machines. Railroad Machinery and Car Findings, Silver Medal.
The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Tour of Mr. Lincoln. (search)
ry Burnley Henry Bond Jno O Burnett Albin Baldwin C C Brunard Dr Batters Jno Burgess Jas Baldwin W N Brimmer Will Boggs Wm R Bolton Wm H Bowles Wm K Brumley L Bowers Macrus Brien Mathew Batkins Ro E Betz Russell Burnard S Bellows S H Barreck T B Black Thos Black T J Burwell W H Bruce W B Bailey Chas M Blake Eddie B Batz Edward Brovings W H Baldwin D B Bolton Hy W Bradley Jno T Balters Jno Bethel E Blackburn J Bragg Jas E Burger H A Bourke Wm Casey Jno Cumings J F Cross J C Curry J 2 Campbell J H Clark J Cosby J J Colgin Wm 2 Clarke E H Curry W J Collins W B Corturn W Curry N Clutter V J Cumings T Crow T W Crouch G W Coghill R H Clarke R Conoloy P Crumn R M Cox E Compton E Cosby P G Cappronea P Clarke C A Clarke C H Curtis C J Cox N Cook L Cartier L Chapin A Chorway Dr Corvetns mr Connelly M Cherozer C Ceuhorelli V Dixon Wm Davis Wilson
The Daily Dispatch: March 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National Crisis. (search)
of their votes. Referred to the Committee on Federal Relations. the Debates. Mr. Hughes, of Randolph, offered a resolution, which was adopted, for the appointment of a committee of three to confer with the editors of the Enquirer, to see if the debates cannot be printed on a separate sheet without other matter. The President subsequently appointed the following committee under the resolution:-- Messrs. Hughes, Wickham, and Richardson. proceedings of A Meeting. Mr. Burgerpresented the proceedings of a meeting in his county, on National affairs, with a request that the paper be referred to the Committee on Federal Relations, and it was so referred. Unfinished Business. The Convention then proceeded to the consideration of unfinished business — the resolution of Mr.Moore,of Rockbridge. Mr.Baylorof Augusta, being entitled to the floor, resumed his remarks. He had never been able to see any good reason why Virginia should secede at all-much less
The Daily Dispatch: September 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the South. (search)
ederal army, and although it is doubtless colored as favorably as possible, it exhibits a condition gloomy enough. From this our people may learn the character of the war they will see, if, by their own supineness, they suffer it to be brought home to their own doors. Attack on Fort Beauregard. An officer from Sullivan's Island reports that one or more of the blockading fleet commenced shelling Fort Beauregard, Thursday evening, in retaliation, as is supposed, for the execution of Burger, which they could scarcely have failed to witness, as the prisoner was shot in an open space within sight of the fleet. No damage was done to the battery.--Some of the shells fell and exploded some distance beyond the Moultrie House. Fort Beauregard replied slowly. Upon acquiring the range of the enemy's vessels with our rifle gun, one shot caused them to leave in a very hasty manner for their old anchorage.--Charleston Courier, Aug. 28th. Tired of fighting for the Tyrant. Mr. J.