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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 10: the voyage and Arrival.—December, 1837, to January, 1838— age, 26-27. (search)
ng, and the voyage, for one made in a sailing vessel and during the winter, was exceptionally rapid and agreeable. Journal Dec. 25. On the fourth day I was rejoiced to find myself able to read, though lying in my berth. Previously my time had passed without the relief which this at once afforded. Chancellor Kent had been kind enough to advise me to take a stock of pleasant books, and I had provided myself with some on the morning of sailing. I read the fourth and fifth parts of Lockhart's Life of Scott, James's novel of Attila, Cooper's England, and the Life of Burr, while stretched in my berth; and never were books a greater luxury: they were friends and companions where I was, in a degree, friendless and companionless. At the end of the first week I was able, with some ado, to appear at the dinner-table. I know no feeling which, in a small way, is keener than for a man disabled by the weakness rather than the nausea of sea-sickness, with his appetite returning upon h
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 14: first weeks in London.—June and July, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
nothing, writing in the Athenaeum, tramping in the country, calling on anybody he fancies with or without introduction. He has an article in the forthcoming Quarterly Review, June 1838, Vol. LXII. pp. 186-214. on Atlantic Steam Navigation. Lockhart, when he presented it, growled a ghastly smile, fretted about the handwriting as being infinitely the worst he had ever seen, and left poor——in nubibus with regard to its acceptance or rejection. Our author takes a tramp in the country, and on his return finds a very civil note from Lockhart, and the article advertised to be in the forthcoming number for June. Tres bien. Old Harvard, stands it where it did? Quincy Hall, does it peer above the foundations? And prejudices against the college and the present order of things,—where are they? And what are you about? Do keep me informed of all that you do. I hope to return home and resume the threads of society and friendship and business, losing nothing in the way of either by my a<
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 15: the Circuits.—Visits in England and Scotland.—August to October, 1838.—age, 27. (search)
adicalism. He thought Ballantyne had refuted Lockhart, and that the latter as well as Scott would s, on the opposite side; while the cottages of Lockhart, and that fast friend of Scott, Sir Adam Ferg genius! Sir Adam, with whose relation to Scott Lockhart's ungraceful biography must have made you I hear much said of the injudiciousness of Lockhart, in his biography. He has mortally offended ditor proposed to be silent. It is said that Lockhart did not submit his pages to any critical friesions which offended even his uneducated ear. Lockhart, as you are aware, asked for Scott's letters s said, was one or more informing Rogers that Lockhart was about to become the son-inlaw of Sir Walted to harmonize very well; and I believe that Lockhart was always kind and attentive to his wife. Lll check this theme. What a different man is Lockhart, with whom I dined at Lady Gifford's, LadySociety); next with Lady Gifford, where I met Lockhart; then with Captain Moore; then with Lord Jeff[3 more...]