United States Senate, 44; Sumner elected to, 45.
V.
Van Buren, Martin, 68.
Vaudois Teacher, the, 166-168.
Ventura, Father, 88.
Vere, Aubrey de, 36.
Vermont, 35.
Villager, the, 87.
Virginia, 157.
W.
Waldensian Synod, 166.
Ward, Mrs. E. S. P., acquaintance with Whittier, 112.
Wardwell, Lydia, 85.
Warner, C. D., 178.
Washburn, E. A., 97.
Washington, D. C., 26, 48, 99, 171.
Wasson, David A., his opinion of Whittier, 153, 154.
Webster, Daniel, 6, 58, 156.
Webster, Ezekiel, 58.
Weld, Theodore, D., 115.
Wendell, Ann E., 171; Whittier's letter to, 81, 172.
Wendell, Professor, Barrett, his Literary History of America, quoted, 96.
West Amesbury, Mass., 45.
Wheelwright, Rev., John, 84.
White Mountains, the, 174, 179.
Whitman, Walt, 106.
Whitson, Thomas, 53.
Whittier, Elizabeth Hussey, 57; her poetic gifts, 31; attends women's antislavery convention, 62; description of, 107,108.
Whittier, John (father of poet), 24, 27.
Whittier, John Gre
shington, Judge, 38.
Washington, visits, 26, 38, 346, 349, 380– 382.
Waterloo, battle of, 60, 62, 64, 65.
Waterloo, visits, 452, 453.
Waterton, Charles, 439.
Watertown, 385.
Watzdorff, General von, 458, 491.
Watzdorff, Mlle. de, 467.
Webster, Daniel, 5, 123 note, 316 and note, 317, 328, 339, 340, 345, 346, 348, 350, 361, 381, 382, 386, 37, 391, 396, 409; Plymouth Oration, 329, 330; letter to, 370; eulogy on Ex-Presidents, 377, 378; works reviewed by G. T., 392, 393.
Webster, Ezekiel, 7.
Webster, Mrs. D., 328, 331, 345; death of, 386.
Welcker, Professor, 121, 454.
Weld, Isaac, 420, 424, 425.
Weimar, visits, 113.
Wellesley, Lady, Georgina, 189, 211, 306.
Wellesley, Sir Henry (Lord Cowley), 188, 189, 209, 295.
Wellington, Duke of, 62, 64, 65, 296.
Wells, Samuel, 143.
Wells, William, 8.
Wentworth House, visits, 440-445.
Werther, Goethe's, G. T. translates, 12.
West, Benjamin, 63.
West, Mr., 14.
West Point, G. T Visitor to the Academy, 372; Exa
G. T., I. 397, II, 174, 208, 227, 291. See Dexter, Mrs. W. S.
Ticknor, George:— 1791 Born August 1, in Boston, I. 1. 1801.
Examined for Dartmouth College and admitted, 6. 1803-5.
Studying French and Spanish with Mr. Sales and Greek with Mr. E. Webster, 7. 1805-7.
At Dartmouth College, 7. 1807-10.
Studying Greek and Latin with Dr. Gardiner, 8, 9. 1810-13.
Studying law with Mr. W. Sullivan, 9; admitted to the bar, practises one year, 9-11. 1814-15.
Abandons the law and prepares, by study64, 265, 266 and note, 278; Plymouth Oration, I. 329, 330; eulogy on Ex-Presidents, 377, 378; works reviewed by G. T., 392, 393; letters to, 370, 11. 272; death and funeral of, 283 and note, 284, 436; G. T. literary executor of, 284 note.
Webster, Ezekiel, I. 7.
Webster, Mrs., Daniel, I. 328, 331.
Weimar, visits, I. 113.
Welcker, Professor, I. 121, 454, II. 101, 325, 328.
Weld, Isaac, I. 420, 424, 425.
Weld, Mr., II. 165.
Wellesley, Lady, Georgina, I. 189, 211, 306.
Wellesley, Si