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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 12: Paris.—Society and the courts.—March to May, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
ce throughout the globe. Give one look at old Cambridge for me; remember me affectionately as ever to your family. I hope to find news of you on my arrival in London, and to hear of Mrs. Story restored in health and spirits and again the life of your fireside. My next will salute you from England. I can imagine that you thrill with me at the thought of that jewel of the sea. Farewell. As ever affectionately yours, Chas. Sumner. To Rev. Dr. William E. Channing, Boston. Paris, May 21, 1838. my dear Sir,—One of the last times that I had the pleasure of conversing with you, we spoke of Jouffroy and Lerminier, two French writers now among the most conspicuous on philosophical subjects. I have heard them both very often,—the former at the Sorbonne, and the latter at the College Royale de France; and I have thought that I could not better redeem my promise to you than to present a hasty sketch of them. As you enter the lecture room of Jouffroy, you find it crowded with you