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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 2 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 10: Peace movements.--Convention of conspirators at Montgomery. (search)
es for the guidance of the Convention, they at once proceeded to business with great diligence. It was soon discovered that perfect harmony was not to be expected. There were too many ambitious men in that little assemblage to allow the prevalence of sweet concord, or serenity of thought and manner. They were nearly all aspirants to high positions in the inchoate empire. Each felt himself, like Bottom the Weaver, capable of performing any part in the drama about opening, either as Lion, Pyramus, Wall, or Moonshine. The South Carolinians were specially ambitious for distinction. They longed for the most lofty honors and the most prodigal emoluments. Had they not been leaders in the revolutionary movements? Had they not struck the first blow for the destruction of the Republic, on whose ruins they were about to build the majestic fabric of free government, founded on Slavery? See picture of banner, page 106. Had they not, therefore, a pre-emptive right to the best domain in t
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
ne above referred to was made of a talcose stone, and was peculiarly ornamented. It was found on the breast of a skeleton in one of the huacas, or Peruvian tombs. Four of the tubes had lateral finger-holes, by stopping which the tones were lowered a semitone. It appears to have been called the huayra-puhura, whatever that may mean. It had one more pipe than the classical or the modern instrument. Reed's syringe. Syringe-engine. The syrinx is shown in English Ms. of the ninth and tenth centuries. In one of the eleventh century, the tubes are inserted in a boat-shaped box. The syrinx was used by the Romans as a noisy improvement on hissing, in condemning bad actors; the English cat-call and the American whistle are its legitimate successors. The occupants of our peanut galleries, however, use it indiscriminately for praise or blame. It may be said of them, as Quince the carpenter says of Pyramus, — He goes but to see a noise. Syr′up-stand. See sirup-sta
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 24: (search)
something from Shakespeare, as it is known Tieck prefers to read from him, and I mentioned Midsummer Night's Dream, because it contains such a variety. Luckily the piece is a favorite with him. . . . . He read it admirably. Puck's frolicsome mischief and the lightness of the dainty fairies were done with the greatest tact and delicacy. . . . . When he came to the play represented before Theseus I received quite a new idea, that some of the repetitions and groans, especially in the part of Pyramus, are merely the expression of the actor's personal embarrassment and anguish, and not what was set down for him. The whole was a great pleasure. As soon as it was over, and I had made my acknowledgments with the rest to Tieck for the great treat we had enjoyed, I hurried off to the British Minister's, where we finished the evening in a very small party. February 7.—There was a Court ball to-night. . . . . I had a great deal of talk there with Prince John, and one or two other persons,