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Fort Ann (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
itude of his country. No one in the most distant ages could look upon these canals without calling to his remembrance the name of their designer and executor. Alexander wished for a Homer to celebrate his actions. Clinton will need none; his works will speak for themselves. Boston Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser, Dec. 3, 1829. The next day (23d) they walked to Fort Edward and Sandy Hill,—rightly so called,—going over localities associated with the ill-fated Jane McCrea, resting at Fort Ann, and arrived at Whitehall, the southern extremity of Lake Champlain, after a day's journey of thirty-one miles, and tiresome travelling through a hilly and rough country. Whitehall is by far the most business-like place we have seen since we left Boston. Most of the houses are built of brick or stone, which gives it much of a city-like appearance. Besides, the continual passing and repassing of the canal-boats adds to the bustle. We can also discern the masts of vessels lying at the wha
Plymouth Rock (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
n Milton, published in 1825, is referred to in the dissertation, without its author being known, as the apotheosis of the Puritans in the pages of one of the British journals. Later in life, when dealing with the great issues of right and duty, he looked with a kindlier eye on even the rugged and imperfect features of their character. Among the many tributes which grateful patriotism has paid to their memory in recent years, none is warmer and more sympathetic than his Finger-Point from Plymouth Rock. Speech at the Plymouth Festival, Aug. 1, 1853. Works, Vol. III. pp. 269-275. Two first prizes were given for dissertations on this subject,— one to his classmate Tower, and the other to Benjamin R. Curtis, who was then a member of the Law School, and afterwards became distinguished as a lawyer and judge. In the case of Curtis, more than in Sumner's, the style of manhood agrees with that of youth. The former had been one year out of college, and was advanced in his legal cour
Paris, N. Y. (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
Holworthy. This last room, of which the ceiling has since been raised, is situated in the fourth story, and contains two dormitories and one study-room. Holworthy had superior accommodations, and was at that time reserved chiefly for Seniors. The classmates with whom he associated most were John W. Browne, of Salem, his chum in the Sophomore and Senior years; Jonathan F. Stearns, of Bedford, his chum in the Freshman year; Thomas Hopkinson, of New Sharon, Me.; and Charlemagne Tower, of Paris, N. Y. Of these, only Stearns and Tower survive. Browne studied law, opening an office in Salem, and afterwards removing to Boston. His mind and character were of an original cast, and he made a strong impression on the friends who knew him well. Sumner was in closer intimacy with him at this period than with any other companion, and felt the spell of his peculiar character and temperament. Of all my classmates, said Sumner, in a tribute to Browne at the time of his death, in 1860, I th
Glens Falls (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
one in the afternoon. The scenery all the way through Lake George was most beautiful, and the number of islands with which the water was interspersed very much heightened it. Arriving at Caldwell at six in the evening, they at once walked to Glen's Falls, seeing, on their way, the remains of the forts William Henry and George; passing over a level plain, frequently the battle-field of contending armies, and the scene of the alternate triumphs of the English and French; skirting Bloody Pond, tfields, under a hill, which we were told was called French Hill from the circumstance of the French being posted there. The next morning (26th) they rose before four, and walked over ground they had in part traversed on their way up, going by Glen's Falls to Sandy Hill, where they attended the Presbyterian Church in the forenoon. Resuming in the afternoon their journey, they pressed on to Schuylerville, fifteen miles distant, and stopped under the very tree to which Miss McCrea was tied when s
Lodi (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
become a member of your institution; but I perceived it to be a hopeless undertaking to procure his admission, and he must now content himself with barely taking a transient view of that of which he once had a desire to make a part. He is now a tall stripling, somewhat deficient in strength and consistency. Had he been under your orders for the three years past that he has spent under merely literary men, he would, perhaps, now have been as strong as a soldier of Bonaparte on the bridge of Lodi. The journal says:— I visited Colonel Thayer, and presented the letter I had to him. He received me very kindly, showed me the rooms of his house, which were very neatly furnished, and also his library, and presented me with a map of West Point. I left him for a little while, and visited the ruins of Fort Putnam,— that impregnable fortress. There are a number of the old cells still remaining, and also loop-holes for the musketry. It is to my eye the strongest of any of the fortresse
Hanover (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
low alike, and free from all fawning to gain the favor of any. His greatness was not, in my opinion, the result of ambition to become known and distinguished above most other men, but to do his duty faithfully in whatever he took in hand, seeking the right and pursuing it without regard to public opinion. He was thoroughly equipped for the station which he reached; and the world knows how well he acquitted himself. In his vacations, Sumner saw something of country life, walking once to Hanover, with his friend William H. Simmons, and occasionally passing a few days with his father's uncle, William Sumner, who lived on what is now River Street, in Hyde Park, then a part of Dorchester. This relative died in 1836, at the age of eighty-seven. The Neponset River flows just in the rear of his house. Near by were then forests and pastures, where now are streets and dwelling-houses. Sumner rowed on the river, strolled over the fields, took long walks to Scots' Woods, the seashore at
Canada (Canada) (search for this): chapter 4
e miles, and tiresome travelling through a hilly and rough country. Whitehall is by far the most business-like place we have seen since we left Boston. Most of the houses are built of brick or stone, which gives it much of a city-like appearance. Besides, the continual passing and repassing of the canal-boats adds to the bustle. We can also discern the masts of vessels lying at the wharves. The situation at the foot of the lake made it a good place for embarkation of troops destined for Canada. This advantage of situation however, it is hoped will no longer be valuable for that purpose, but rather for the cultivation of the mild arts of peace, for the advancement of trade, and the means it affords for a quick and easy communication between the Canadas and the United States. At this point, the plan of the travellers was to take the steamer for Ticonderoga. The next morning (24th), as the steamer Congress was not to leave till one in the afternoon, they indulged in a sleep longe
Lake George, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
and magazines under ground. The form of the fort we could not distinctly discern, as several parts of it were entirely wanting. Its great extent, however, was very evident. Thence they walked about three miles to the hotel at the foot of Lake George, and visited both the Lower and the Greater Falls. The last were a most splendid sight. The water came dashing over the rocks in a complete foam, and making a roaring noise. From this I can have a pretty good idea of a cataract. The next deld-pieces were ever carried up its sides to surprise General St. Clair. He was unable to trace the British works on the summit; but enjoyed the fine view. The two classmates embarked at one in the afternoon. The scenery all the way through Lake George was most beautiful, and the number of islands with which the water was interspersed very much heightened it. Arriving at Caldwell at six in the evening, they at once walked to Glen's Falls, seeing, on their way, the remains of the forts Willi
Austria (Austria) (search for this): chapter 4
s not weakened the impression it made. From Northampton we walked to Deerfield, sleeping near Bloody Brook, and then to Greenfield, where we turned off by Coleraine through dark woods and over hills to Bennington in Vermont. The whole excursion was deeply interesting, but no part more so than your valley. Since then I have been a traveller at home and abroad, but I know no similar scene of greater beauty. I have seen the meadows of Lombardy, and those historic rivers, the Rhine and the Arno, and that stream of Charente, which Henry the Fourth called the most beautiful of France,—also those Scottish rivers so famous in legend and song, and the exquisite fields and sparkling waters of Lower Austria; but my youthful joy in the landscape which I witnessed from the neighboring hill-top has never been surpassed in any kindred scene. Other places are richer in the associations of history; but you have enough already in what Nature has done, without waiting for any further illustration
Bennington, Vt. (Vermont, United States) (search for this): chapter 4
men excited the curiosity of the people. At one of the houses we passed we were taken for play-actors, on their way to Bennington to perform. The reason assigned for this belief was that we had pale faces. One of our company, being taken for a pedd, with a view extending from sixty to one hundred miles, and descended the long hill, two or three miles in length, to Bennington, where, after taking a view of the iron-works and the unattractive streets, they set off for the Revolutionary battle-f him to respect you. He is about to commence a pedestrian tour from Boston to the Springs, to view the battlegrounds of Bennington and Saratoga, and on his way home by the steamboat to touch at West Point. He is a student at Harvard College, and seteeping near Bloody Brook, and then to Greenfield, where we turned off by Coleraine through dark woods and over hills to Bennington in Vermont. The whole excursion was deeply interesting, but no part more so than your valley. Since then I have been
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