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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 23: (search)
en, General Thayer, C. F. Bradford, Professor Louis Agassiz, Lady Cranworth. death of Mr. Everett. During the period of old age, upon which Mr. Ticknor had now entered, he led a tranquil, simple life, adapted to his condition, and filled with serene and appropriate enjoyments. He had always made friends among the young, and his house continued to be the resort of many persons of all ages, who contributed to his pleasure by their society. The last five summers of his life he passed in Brookline, one of the prettiest spots among the charming environs of Boston, where he took a pleasant cottage, so situated that he had long-tried friends close around him, and, through private garden-walks, could reach these and other younger neighbors, who welcomed him with warm and cheerful greetings. These summer days were truly days of ease, when books and correspondence, interchange of informal visits, and daily drives made up a goodly sum of rational satisfaction. His letters grew fewer an
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 24: (search)
cknor, because a gray horse was the best in the large establishment. In short, must it not be the same in all languages? . . . . To Sir Edmund Head, London. Brookline, August 2, 1867. my dear Head,—You are a day in advance of me, but no more; for I laid out your last letter yesterday to answer it, and in the evening came yy to the fidelity and industry with which he performed this labor of love. The following will serve as a specimen of his tone. To George T. Curtis, Esq. Brookline, July 30, 1869. my dear George,—Your letter of the 26th came yesterday, and the proof I enclose came late this forenoon . . . . On reading the proofs I am rvor. But as for manly kindness and honor, I think we can promise all that anybody will desire. Yours faithfully, Geo. Ticknor. To J. G. Cogswell, Esq. Brookline, September 7, 1869. my dear Cogswell,—. . . . We had a most agreeable visit from Mrs. Barton Formerly Miss Cora Livingston, daughter of Mrs. Edward Livings<
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
126, 130, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139 and note, 355; letter from, L 311. Broglie, Victor Duc de, I. 128, 139, 151, 155, 253, 257 note, 263, 312, 314, II. 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 129, 130, 181, 133, 134, 139, 143, 145, 354, 35, 356, 369. Brookline, I. 385, II 457. Brooks, Edward, I. 154, 156, 158. Brooks, Shirley, II. 264 note, 256 note. Brosius, Dr., I. 11. Brougham, Henry Lord, I. 266, 279, II. 160, 151, 175, 176, 178, 193, 371. Brown, Dr., I. 280 and note. Bruen, Rev. M.nter in Home, 315, 316, 341-349; Naples, Florence, Turin, Paris, London, 317, 349-404. 1857-70. In Boston, 404-498. 1859-64. Life of Prescott, 436-440, 444, 449-456. 1861-65. Civil war, 433-435, 440-444, 446-449, 458-461. 1866-70. Summers at Brookline, 457, 485, 488. 1871. January 26, his death in Boston, 494. Ticknor, George, early advantages, I. 1; examined in Cicero's Orations and the Greek Testament, and admitted to Dartmouth College at 10 years old, 6; life at College from 14 to 16 y