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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana 15 7 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 4 0 Browse Search
Wendell Phillips, Theodore C. Pease, Speeches, Lectures and Letters of Wendell Phillips: Volume 1 2 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 2 0 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 30: addresses before colleges and lyceums.—active interest in reforms.—friendships.—personal life.—1845-1850. (search)
cial enthusiasm. That volume contains some eighteen articles, or notices of books, written and published while I was yet a student. To George Sumner, November 26:— I rejoice in your hopes for France. If less hopeful than you, I am more hopeful than people here. I believe in France, in freedom, and in progress; but I have no respect for Louis Napoleon and for his machinations,—not that they can secure empire, but because they may thwart the republic. When you have seen more of Cavaignac, I shall be pleased to know what you think of him. He seems a person of character. To Whittier, December 3:— Some days ago I sent you my two volumes, Orations and Speeches. and I am now tempted to write, partly to excuse myself for thus venturing. my ideal is so much above everything actual in my poor life that I have little satisfaction in anything I am able to do; and I value these things which are now published, simply as my earnest testimony to truths which I have most sinc<
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, chapter 14 (search)
gy. His family was of German origin. In 1859 M. Martins and his son-in-law, Gerdon, were in Switzerland with theodore Parker when he was the guest of Desor, arid both became admirers of Mr. Parker. a distinguished naturalist, then director of the Jardin des Plantes. There was then living at Montpellier Captain J. R. Gordon, He died in 1863, at the age of seventy-four. a retired English soldier who had served under Wellington, and who had become intimate with French officers-Valliant, Cavaignac, and Lamoriciere— who were from time to time in garrison at Montpellier. With these two families, connected by the marriage of Gordon's son Richard to the daughter of Martins, Sumner was in daily association. With Captain Gordon he dined as often as twice a week; Captain Gordon's home was Maison Chaix, 5 Rue St. Croix. and they took walks together, conversing on English and continental affairs, in the Promenade du Peyrou and in the Place de la Canourgie,—the last named resort not the