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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 738 0 Browse Search
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Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 18 0 Browse Search
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.) 18 0 Browse Search
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Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, IV: the young pedagogue (search)
at beautiful thing. Going to the Craigie house one day he saw Mrs. H. W. Longfellow, who said more things about the Madonna, and looked things unutterable out of her unfathomable eyes; and when Mr. Longfellow included the poem in his volume called The Estray, the youth's cup was full. In Brookline, the young man had plenty of leisure for his favorite pursuits, for he wrote:— I have taken up reading very strong,—am much interested in Carlyle's Miscellanies and have quite a fancy for German—have begun to dabble a little in the study of it—next winter I shall go into languages wholesale. And in one evening he perpetrated four sonnets to Longfellow, Motherwell, Tennyson, and Sterling,— good—the best things perhaps I've written. From Ellery Channing he gleaned some items about the profits of literature:— Ellery has just been telling me about Hawthorne whom he thinks the only man in the country who supports himself by writing. He is enabled to do this as his expense
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, V: the call to preach (search)
ach day the call upon the minister; and this makes him feel he has been best preparing himself by learning to live. . . . Thus the result is to ask not Have I learned? but Have I grown? In the autumn, Wentworth writes to his mother:— Am very glad to have rejoined the school. I find it altogether improved in the year of absence, a higher tone of spiritual life and more mental activity . . . a fine liberal spirit such as has never before prevailed. . . . I am the only one who reads German. . . . Am busy on two dissertations—one on the erroneous views of the Scriptures—the other on the early history of the Trinity—both of which give an opportunity for original and unsound views. . . . Nothing keeps a man so fresh as abolitionism and kindred propensities, I observe. In a December letter he continues:— I wrote an elaborate essay on the true use of the Scriptures—against attributing (practically) literal infallibility to any part of them, or setting them up as abso
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, XIII: Oldport Days (search)
that he should furnish such a book. To make this plan practicable, Mr. Emerson advanced one thousand dollars to supply the means of livelihood while the task was under way. I am trying to write a History of the United States for young people, reported the new historian after a year's labor, but don't know whether it will be readable after all. While collecting material for the book, he records writing one day ten postal cards in 10 languages—English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew. The first draught was considered by Mr. Emerson too juvenile, and it was therefore necessary to rewrite it. The work was finally completed in 1874 and the author wrote:— It is a relief to me at last to have this work done, as it pressed on me a good deal, and especially this month. On the whole I have rather enjoyed it, though so long continued a work . . . . I should not have a doubt [as to its success] were it written by any one else. My luck may
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, XV: journeys (search)
wonderfully beautiful—the 3 guard regiments (Grenadiers, Coldstreams, and Fusileers) being considered by Englishmen the finest regiments in the world and their officers ranking above all others of the same grade. Gen. H. was Colonel of the Grenadiers and commanded the whole brigade till his promotion as Major-General, and he hopes to command it again. The parade was before the Duke of Cambridge, commander-in-chief, with whom was the Prince Royal of Prussia, a very handsome blonde soldierly German, in beautiful white uniform. With them rode many others of high rank. . . . The mounted bugle corps wears the picturesque uniform of Charles ii's day—black velvet caps and heavy gold lace coats. All around the open square the houses were covered with people, and all uncovered at God save the Queen. Of course there were showers but nobody minded that. After review the Gen. said our only chance for the music at St. James' Palace will be to keep close by these fellows —so he, Henry and I ma<
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, Bibliography (search)
(In Scribner's Monthly, Jan.） Decoration. [Poem.] (In Scribner's Monthly, June.) Def. VI. Old Dutch Times in New York. (In St. Nicholas, Sept.） Same. (In Young Folks' History of the United States. 1875.) Editorials. (In Independent, Woman's Journal.) 1875 (Newport） English Statesmen. (Brief Biographies of European Public Men Series.) Edited the 3 other volumes in this series. Young Folks' History of the United States. Tr. into French (2 editions), Paris, 1875; into German, Stuttgart, 1876; into Italian, 1888. Questions on Higginson's Young Folks' History of the United States. For the use of teachers. Pph. Life of Emerson. (In Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia.) The Word Philanthropy. (In Free Religious Association. Freedom and Fellowship in Religion.) Def. VI. Introductory Address, Free Religious Association. Pph. The Gymnasium and Gymnastics in Harvard College. (In Vaille and Clark, comp. Harvard Book, vol. 2.) 1876 (Newport） Hi