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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 58 0 Browse Search
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Lydia Maria Child, Isaac T. Hopper: a true life 20 0 Browse Search
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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 8: (search)
th us. We admired, of course, the magnificent choir, one of the finest specimens of rich Gothic in the world; the elaborate chapel of Henry VII., . . . . and the other architectural wonders and beauties of this rare and solemn pile. But, after all, the parts that have historical names attached to them are most attractive . . . . . In the Poets' Corner it was not without a very thrilling feeling, that, on reading the inscription to Goldsmith, I suddenly found myself standing on the grave of Johnson, who wrote it . . . . The whole visit was most interesting. . . . . April 13.—Made a truly delightful visit to Mrs. Somerville at Chelsea, who is certainly among the most extraordinary women that have ever lived, both by the simplicity of her character and the singular variety, power, and brilliancy of her talents. Afterwards I went to see Lord Jeffrey, who is unwell, and confined to his room, and from whom I wanted a little advice about my coming journey to Scotland. I found him with
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 9: (search)
manners are plain and simple, but not polished, and his conversation much of the same sort. He is now lecturing for subsistence, to about a hundred persons, who pay him, I believe, two guineas each . . . . . To-day he spoke—as I think he commonly does—without notes, and therefore as nearly extempore as a man can who prepares himself carefully, as it was plain he had done. His course is on Modern Literature, and his subject to-day was that of the eighteenth century; in which he contrasted Johnson and Voltaire very well, and gave a good character of Swift. He was impressive, I think, though such lecturing could not well be very popular; and in some parts, if he were not poetical, he was picturesque. He was nowhere obscure, nor were his sentences artificially constructed, though some of them, no doubt, savored of his peculiar manner. June 2.—. . . . I dined at Kenyon's, with a literary party: Reed, the author of Italy; Dyce, the editor of Old Plays, whom I was very glad to see; <
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 13: (search)
conceivable brilliancy. . . . . I enclose you a few notions about international copyright. . . . You can send them to Mr. Webster; adding that I am always at his service. . . . . In the matter of international copyright three things, I suppose, are to be considered,—the rights of the author, the interests of the manufacturer of books as marketable commodities, and the interests of the public as consumers. On the rights of the author you will find a discussion worth looking at, by Dr. Johnson, in Boswell,—somewhere, I think, in the first half of the book,—and a more ample, but a more prejudiced examination of it, in a little volume by Talfourd. . . . . This, however, relates only to the rights of the author in his book, within the limits of his own country, or, in other words, the common question of copyright; but this, it should be observed, is the foundation of the whole matter so far as the author is concerned. It is his right of property in the book he has written, the th<
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 19: (search)
cool, I much enjoyed it. In the course of the drive we stopped at a most neat and even elegant little cottage, standing in the midst of a rich lawn, full of shrubbery and flower-beds, where there still lives Miss Thrale, one of the daughters of Johnson's Thrale, whose brewery—as Lady Stanhope told me—is now that of Barclay Perkins & Co. Miss Thrale is of course no longer young. She is, in fact, eighty-seven years old, but she is a stout, easy, comfortable old lady, full of good works and alms, and one who, as she has no love for books,--or very little,—does not care to talk about Dr. Johnson, and still less about her mother. But her cottage and grounds are in excellent taste, and well become the character and position of their possessor, who is much liked through all the country side. We returned by Chatham's drive, as it is called, a road through the highest part of the park, two or three miles long, which Lord Chatham advised to be cut, when he occupied Chevening in 1769. It<
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 24: (search)
d it over again, and have enjoyed it as much as I did when it first came out. Not so the translation from Theocritus, which I have seen lately. It is fine, but I do not like it so much. I wonder whether I take less than I used to, to the classical fashions. On the whole, I think not, though I sometimes suspect it; I should be sorry, in my old age, to become disloyal, and don't mean to. I looked, an hour or two ago, into Boswell's Johnson, and bethought me that you are the Secretary of Johnson's old club. Pray tell me what sort of records have been kept of its meetings, and what sort you keep? Has anything more satisfactory been published about it than is to be found in Vol. I. of Croker? How many of you are there now? How often do you meet? How many, on an average, come together, and what sort of times do you have? I have looked over Wornum's Life of Holbein, as you counselled. But I find it very hard reading, so ill is it written. Still, it contains a great many new
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 25: (search)
lked with his former animation. Mr. Jefferson Coolidge,—a member of the Friday Club, though much younger than most of its members,—who spoke of being in want of a subject for reading, asked him what book was interesting him, and, putting his hand on a volume of the Life of Scott, Mr. Ticknor said he was reading that for the fourth time; and then went on to speak of the biographies which make our knowledge of the history of English literature, for the half-century or more that opened with Dr. Johnson, more complete than for any other period, possibly in any literature. Take Boswell, he said, then Southey's Cowper, the lives of Mackintosh, This memoir had a particular charm for Mr. Ticknor in the last months of his life, and he often said, as he laid it down, that it seemed to him as fresh and interesting as in the first of his several readings of it. With the Life of Scott he continued occupied until the last, having just reached the concluding volume when his strength failed,
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
Jardine, Mr., II. 374. Jarvis, Charles, I. 20. Jaubert, II. 133, 136. Jefferson, Thomas, President U. S., 1.16, 53, 110, 212, 345, 846, 877, 11.498; G. T its, 34-38, 848, 849; his philosophy opinion of Bonaparte, 301; plans for university, 301, 303; letters from, 300 and note; eulogy on, 378. Jeffrey, Francis (Lord}, 1.30, 42, 43-47, 280, II. 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 154, 4 Jersey, Countess of, I. 138, 269, 296, 410, 11.466. Jewett, C. C., II. 304 note, 308, 810, 314. Johnson, Samuel, I. 53, 55; The Club II. 476, 478; life of, 492. Johnstone, Judge, I. 381. Joinville, Prince and Princess, H. 882. Jones, Commodore, I. 373. Jones, Mr., II. 65. Jordan, Baron von, I. 461, 478. Jomard, E. F., II. 117, 125, 133, 14L Jouberton, Anna, 1.183, H. 88. Jouffroy, II. 133. Jourdain, Camille, 1.255. Jouy, V. E. de, II. 108, 141. Julius. Dr., II. 260; letter to, 250. Jusuf, II. 133, 134, 137. K Kahlden, Baroness, I. 489. Kaltenbaeck, II. 2, 8. Ka