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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 1. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Narrative and legendary poems (search)
r the pattern priest Left us the man. A shrewd, sagacious merchant, To whom the soiled sheet found in Crawford's inn, Giving the latest news of city stocks And sales of cotton, had a deeper meaning Than the great presence of the awful mountains Glorified by the sunset; and his daughter, A delicate flower on whom had blown too long Those evil winds, which, sweeping from the ice And winnowing the fogs of Labrador, Shed their cold blight round Massachusetts Bay, With the same breath which stirs Spring's opening leaves And lifts her half-formed flower-bell on its stem, Poisoning our seaside atmosphere. It chanced That as we turned upon our homeward way, A drear northeastern storm came howling up The valley of the Saco; and that girl Who had stood with us upon Mount Washington, Her brown locks ruffled by the wind which whirled In gusts around its sharp, cold pinnacle, Who had joined our gay trout-fishing in the streams Which lave that giant's feet; whose laugh was heard Like a bird's car
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 4. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), At sundown (search)
And merry voices in my ear, I sit, methinks, as Hafiz might In Iran's Garden of Delight. For Persian roses blushing red, Aster and gentian bloom instead; For Shiraz wine, this mountain air; For feast, the blueberries which I share With one who proffers with stained hands Her gleanings from yon pasture lands, Wild fruit that art and culture spoil, The harvest of an untilled soil; And with her one whose tender eyes Reflect the change of April skies, Midway 'twixt child and maiden yet, Fresh as Spring's earliest violet; And one whose look and voice and ways Make where she goes idyllic days; And one whose sweet, still countenance Seems dreamful of a child's romance; And others, welcome as are these, Like and unlike, varieties Of pearls on nature's chaplet strung, And all are fair, for all are young. Gathered from seaside cities old, From midland prairie, lake, and wold, From the great wheat-fields, which might feed The hunger of a world at need, In healthful change of rest and play Their s
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 10., Some letters of Miss Lucy Osgood. (search)
ce courts for the purpose of extricating luckless offenders not grown old in crime, but overtaken through folly or misfortune. The conversation was protracted until our vanity was exquisitely flattered by finding that the dozen or twenty servants in attendance had actually formed a ring round us, and were listening with open mouths as well as eyes, to our plans for mending the world; had we been queens we could not have been bowed out of the room more respectfully. A little incident in Dr. Spring's church, where I attended on Sunday afternoon, amused me considerably. My companion and I being strangers, and no sexton appearing, we were a little embarrassed in choosing a seat. Finally a lady directed me to one of the front pews, but as I found the psalm books all having the name of the owner of the pew, I stooped to an old lady sitting in the pew on my right hand and expressed the hope that we might not be considered as intruding. Intruding! she repeated rather fiercely, I am a s
The Daily Dispatch: March 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
s Monroe, Harper's Ferry, or to the fort on the Potomac. Alluding to a scurrilous attack upon him in the N. Y. Times, where he was branded as a traitor, he said he had engaged in no political man ring with any party. The only communication he had received from South Carolina was a dispatch in reply to an effort for the preservation of peace. His correspondence was all with the North. He delighted to correspond with such noble men as Edward Everett, Robert C. Winthrop, and the venerable Dr. Spring, of Albany. After some remarks upon the skillful game of the Republicans in Congress, he spoke briefly of the proposed Conference of the Border Slave States, which he thought would amount to nothing. But if the ultimatum which he suggested were put forth, he could not foretell the greatness of its results. He was not prepared to say it would not be the means of restoring the glorious Union. He was not satisfied that the South would not come back. Virginia could not do without the Cott
The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 12 (search)
Fast Day in New York was honored with a general suspension of business. Among the sermons, that of Dr. Raphael, a Jewish rabbi, receives the praise of the press as the most powerful argument delivered. It was a discourse proving slavery to be warranted by the Bible. Rev. Dr. Plumer, of Alleghany College, Pa., made a short address in Rev. Dr. Spring's Church. The "Human Thoughts" philosophers revelled in the day, and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was in all his glory.
The Daily Dispatch: July 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Funeral oration (search)
Resignation of Rev. Dr. Hoge. --It is understood that the Rev. Dr. Hoge, who was settled some three years since as to Dr. Spring, in the Brink Presbyterian Church, has resigned his position on account of his lack of sympathy with the strong Union feeling which distinguishes his reasonable associate and the church. Dr. Hoge is a Virginian by birth and education, and all his family connections attach him closely to his native State. It is not at all surprising that, feeling as he does in regard to the war, he should now terminate a connection which must have been as unpleasant to him as it certainly was to his people; the wonder in it should have continued so long, Dr. Hoge, personally, was greatly ashamed and beloved, and he discharged his pastoral duties with great fidelity in all
The Daily Dispatch: August 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Reception of the Rev. Da Hoob. (search)
Reception of the Rev. Da Hoob. --This gentleman having resigned his position an associate pastor with Dr. Spring, last evening received his friends previous to his departure A large crowd of Republicans congregated, it is supposed to insult him, but they contented themselves with placing on the stairway leading to Dr. Hoge's room, the following inscription: A bye Secessionist on exhibition upstairs. Admission free. Walk up" This very "smart" proceeding wa they Dr. Hoge saw his friends, and then withdrew,--N. Y. Dav-Bo'r.
The Daily Dispatch: August 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
Dr. Wm. Hoge. Rev. Dr. Wm. Hoge, whose recent return to Virginia was announced this paper, has for some years been assistant minister of Rev. Dr. Spring, in one of the principal Presbyterian churches of New York. Dr. Hoge has found great difficulty in relinquishing his charge at an earlier period, from the fact that he was one of the few ministers of that city who abstained from preaching on political affairs, confining himself to the proclamation of the Gospel, which rendered his congregation very unwilling to give him up, notwithstanding his strong Southern sentiments. We welcome him back to Virginia with great pleasure, for he is a true and gifted son of the South, and all such will rally to their old mother in the hour of need.
The Daily Dispatch: November 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Pensacola. (search)
in to be a righteous one. He has been heard to say were he a few years younger he would shoulder his musket and do battle against the enemies of his country. I saw in his hand a cane made out of the flagstaff of Fort Sumter. May he live to see our Confederacy acknowledged by the nations of the earth, and peace and prosperity crown the labors of the patriots who are risking their lives in the defence of their country's just rights. Rev. William Hoge, who was associate pastor with Rev. Dr. Spring, in New York city, until a few months past, when he resigned, is now the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this place, and is destined to accomplish much good as a minister of Jesus Christ. It is also reported that the Baptists are endeavoring to get the Rev. Mr. Brantley, of South Carolina, as their pastor. This clergyman has for the past several years settled in Philadelphia, but the war which Abe Lincoln is waging against the South caused him to resign and return home to the
The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], The War. (search)
of his life were spent in New York and Brooklyn. Dr. Bangs was one of the originators of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for sixteen years served it graciously. In 1836 he was chosen Corresponding Secretary. In 1838 Dr. Bangs published the first volume of his widely known "History of Methodism." The last volume appeared in 1841 he took a superannuate relation, but with voice and pen has not failed to serve the causes of religion. With the exception of Rev. Dr. Spring, the Rev. Dr. Bangs has been longer in this city than any other clergyman. A chance to strike A blow. The Milledgeville Union thus notices a fine chance to strike the enemy an effective blow: Reliable information from Nashville assures us that there are but three effective regiments now left to guard that important place, where there are collected immense stores, and some seven or eight thousand of the enemy's sick. Only about two thousand effective men to guard Nashvil
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