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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 5 5 Browse Search
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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
painters and dramatists. Finally, grave writers on mechanics and compilers of dictionaries inserted the name of De Caus as the inventor of the steam-engine. The authority for all was a letter, purporting to have been written in 1641 by Marion de Lorme to her lover, Cinq Mars. Mr. Muirhead, in his life of Watt, might exclaim, See how plain a tale shall put thee down! There was, says he, no Marquis of Worcester in 1641. The title of Marquis was not conferred till 1642, and then upon Henry Somerset, the father of the Marquis, the author of The century of inventions, and the person who was doing the mad-house. A French historian farther cites that Solomon De Caus could hardly have been seen at Bicetre in 1641 in a raving condition, as he died in 1630; and farther, that Bicetre was not a hospital in 1630 or 1641. At all events, the device of De Caus' fountain is inferior to that of Porta, as the boiler and water-chamber are not distinct in the former. Next in the line we behol
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Book and heart: essays on literature and life, Chapter 34: Overclubbableness (search)
— that she is slipping in that direction every day. When the collapse comes and nervous prostration sets in, who is responsible? In dealing with the American temperament we must remember that we have to do with a laborious and nervous race, usually in an exhausting climate; that they are hurried on by what a poet called the Whip of the Sky. Even English women break down under the pressure of work not so hard as ours, for in spite of the immense amount accomplished by such women as Lady Henry Somerset and Mrs. Chant, we must remember that it was one of our countrywomen who, after living long in England, expressed the opinion that what an English woman would describe as a busy day, an American woman would call an idle day. Especially in regard to domestic service, so perfectly are the wheels of household life oiled in older countries that all this department of care is reduced to a minimum. The comparative poverty of the masses makes English life easier than ours for the well-to-d
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, XIV: return to Cambridge (search)
in camp, he sang with our little girl, going through the lively motions and gestures with great animation. Many organizations secured Colonel Higginson's services as president, for longer or shorter periods. Among these were the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Boston Browning Club, and the Round Table of which he was the first and only president, this office lasting for more than twenty-five years. Of one of the meetings of this club, he wrote to his sister, November, 1891:— Lady Henry Somerset was at Round Table and charmed all—short, square-shouldered, with a fine generous face, the simplest and sweetest manner and no cant. It seemed her mission to pour oil on troubled waters. Nothing specially dainty or highbred about her, but no English awkwardness or brusquerie. A most mellow voice of course. Later the Boston Authors' Club was organized through the efforts of Mrs. Howe and Colonel Higginson, they bearing to it during the former's life the relations of president a
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, Index (search)
, 214; offer accepted, 215; and Higginson, 217, 248; and battle of Olustee, 241. Scott, Sir, Walter, 339. Search for the Pleiades, A, 296, 415. Sewall, S. E., 193. Sharp, Professor, account of, 338, 339. Shaw, Robert Gould, Higginson writes verse about monument to, 388. Sims, Thomas, 142; the fugitive slave, 112– 15. Sixty and Six, a poem, 301. Smith, Joseph Lindon, 372; his outdoor theatre, 374. Smith College, influence of Higginson's writings on, 156, 157. Somerset, Lady, Henry, account of, 315. Soule, Silas, gains admission to prison, 198. Spenser, Herbert, account of, 335, 336. Spofford, Harriet Prescott. See Prescott, Harriet. Spooner, Lysander, kidnapping project, 195, 196. Stanley, Dean, described, 325. Stanley, Henry M., account of, 341, 342. Stevens, A. D. , 199, 200; project to rescue, 196-98; Higginson's letter to, 198, 199. Stewart, Capt., of Kansas, 151. Stone, Lucy, described, 97; Higginson's friendship with, 134-36; m
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 7: a summer abroad 1892-1893; aet. 73-74 (search)
r. Found her alone, in a pleasant little dwelling. Three ladies came to tea, which was served quite in state — Stepniak Sergius Stepniak, a Russian author, then a political exile living in England. came also. July 9. To lunch with Lady Henry Somerset. Some talk with Lady H. about Mrs. Fawcett, et al.: also concerning Mrs. Martin's intended candidacy for the presidency of the United States, which, however futile in itself, we deplore as tending to throw ridicule upon the Woman's Cause.the New Gallery in which were two fine portraits by Herkomer, a superb one of Paderewski by Tadema, and one of Walter Crane by Watts, also of distinguished excellence. Later, called upon the Duchess of Bedford, a handsome woman, sister to Lady Henry Somerset. We talked of her sister's visit to the United States. I was well able to praise her eloquence and her general charm. She has known Lowell well. We talked of the old London, the old Boston, both past their palmiest literary days. She
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 8: divers good causes 1890-1896; aet. 71-77 (search)
e is charity. I wrote quite a screed and with that and some speaking shall get through, I hope.... Got a good lead of thought and felt that I could supply extempore what I had not time to write. Harry and Fanny had a beautiful dinner for Lady Henry Somerset. January 26. Lunch and lecture in Salem. A dreadful storm; I felt that I must go. The hackman and I rolled down the steps of the house, he, fortunately for me, undermost and quite stout of person; otherwise the shock would have been seo have a dramatic entertainment for the Red Cross on Jan. 7th at Boston Theatre.... December 29 ... I determined to-day to try to work more systematically for the Armenians. Think I will write to Clara Barton and Senator Hoar, also to Lady Henry Somerset, an arraignment of Christendom for its supineness towards the Turks, an allusion to Coeur de Lion and the ancient Crusaders.... December 30. ... Clara Barton held a meeting for the Red Cross ... I was the last speaker and I think that,
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Index (search)
Siberia, II, 187. Sicily, II, 408. Sienkiewicz, Henryk, II, 304. Silsbee, Mrs., I, 264. Singleton, Violet Fane, II, 5. Siouz, I, 380. Sirani, Elisabetta, II, 27. Sistine Chapel, I, 269. Smalley, Mrs., II, 168. Smiley, Albert, II, 326. Smith, Amy, I, 4. Smith, Mrs. E., I, 45, 46. Smith, Sydney, I, 82. Smith, Mrs., Sydney, I, 85. Smith College, I, 361; II, 411, 412. Smyrna, II, 42. Snyders, Franz, I, 42, 147. Socrates, I, 290, 354. Somerset, Lady, Henry, II, 170, 171, 201, 210. Sonnenberg, II, 175, 176. Sophocles, II, 130, 157. Sorosis Club, I, 373; II, 215. Sorrento, II, 389. Sothern, E. A., I, 143. South Berwick, II, 317. South Boston, I, 102, 123, 134, 154, 156, 180; II, 116. South Carolina, I, 11, 168. Spain, I, 4. Spanish-American War, II, 255. Speare, William, II, 45. Specie Circular, I, 61. Spencer, Anna G., II, 358. Speranza, Prof., II, 285. Spielberg, I, 94. Spinola, Contessa,