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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 30: addresses before colleges and lyceums.—active interest in reforms.—friendships.—personal life.—1845-1850. (search)
delight. What a tribute of friendship! No one can read it without feeling how great a thing it is to have and to be a friend. The young Hallam is preserved in poetic amber. I have mourned with the father in his second loss. Two such sons are rarely given to a single father. To John Bigelow, June 6:— . . . Mr. Ticknor's book is a good dictionary of Spanish literature; but, he is utterly incompetent to appreciate the genius of Spain. Sumner, writing to Longfellow from Montpellier, France, Jan. 24, 1859, said that M. Moudot, the lecturer on Spanish literature at the University, had changed his purpose to translate Ticknor's work into French, being discouraged by its dryness and dictionary character. He cannot look at it face to face. Besides, his style is miserably dry and crude. As a politician here he is bitter and vindictive for Webster. To Thomas Brown, Ante, vol. i. p. 156. Lanfire House, Scotland, June 24:— I mourned the death of Mr. Colden, Davi
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 32: the annexation of Texas.—the Mexican War.—Winthrop and Sumner.—1845-1847. (search)
s, pp. 147, 186. All this he met with dignity and serenity. He entered Congress in the prime of his powers, and he left that body an old man stricken with disease; but no crown was ever deserved by old age nobler than was his by right of heroism in the cause of humanity. Giddings, after a service of twenty years, failed, under strange conditions, to receive a renomination from a constituency whose confidence and gratitude he still retained. Sumner wrote to him, Feb. 1, 1859, from Montpellier, France, a letter which is printed in Giddings's Life by Julian, pp. 357, 358. It is full of affection and grateful appreciation. Their correspondence while Giddings was consul-general at Montreal. where he died May 27, 1864, will be found in the same volume, pp. 384-394. One of Giddings's last letters written to others than his family was to Sumner. Giddings had been deeply interested in Sumner's Fourth of July oration and other addresses. They met first at Springfield in the autumn o
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41: search for health.—journey to Europe.—continued disability.—1857-1858. (search)
carriage for St. Gaudens, where I arrived about nine o'clock in the evening. June 7. In the diligence, hot and dusty, over the plains of Languedoc to Toulouse, which interested me much. June 8. Early in the morning took the train eastward; passed the day at Carcassonne, in order to explore its well-preserved and venerable ruins, reviving the Middle Ages; in the evening went on, passing ancient Narbonne and Beziers to Cette, where I arrived at midnight. June 9. Early again reached Montpellier at seven o'clock; rambled through its streets, visited its museum, and took the train for Lyons, passing Nimes, Avignon, and many other interesting places, but felt obliged to hurry. I had already seen Nimes and Avignon. In 1839, when en route for Italy. June 10. Early this morning by train to Dijon, where I stopped to visit this old town, particularly to see its churches, and the tombs of the dukes of Burgundy; in the evening went on to Fontainebleau; was detained some hours on t
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, chapter 14 (search)
eat of reverence. Sumner left Paris for Montpellier Nov. 25, 1858; He received from Mr. Fishfor an old university. The University of Montpellier celebrated, in May, 1890, the completion of— who were from time to time in garrison at Montpellier. With these two families, connected by thetes. Sumner had a pleasant acquaintance at Montpellier with another Protestant pastor, M. Tellisieews from him. Three years after Sumner left Montpellier, he said to Richard Gordon, Je me rappeleraember, 1878, an account of Sumner's life in Montpellier, which closed thus: I cannot help expressinnly this book. Thus passed three months at Montpellier, which he left on the morning of March 6. died two years later. Sumner kept up at Montpellier, under the immediate care of Dr. Crouzet, tthat were I in health some other place than Montpellier would attract me. But I have said too much t will be ever dear to me. I often think of Montpellier, and never without blessing the day which t[24 more...]