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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Life of George Ticknor . (search)
Life of George Ticknor.
Chapter 1:
Birth and Parentage.
Autobiographical sketch.
George Ticknor, son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Billings) Ticknor, was born in Boston, on the first day of August, 1791.
The circumstances of his birth were all favorable for happiness, and for moral and intellectual growth.
His parGeorge Ticknor, son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Billings) Ticknor, was born in Boston, on the first day of August, 1791.
The circumstances of his birth were all favorable for happiness, and for moral and intellectual growth.
His parents were of the true New England character,—firm in principle, amiable and affectionate, well instructed, and with a thorough value for all culture.
In external condition they were neither rich nor poor, and his early life, therefore, was not pampered by luxury nor chilled by poverty.
They lived in a free and active community, Ticknor, was born in Boston, on the first day of August, 1791.
The circumstances of his birth were all favorable for happiness, and for moral and intellectual growth.
His parents were of the true New England character,—firm in principle, amiable and affectionate, well instructed, and with a thorough value for all culture.
In external condition they were neither rich nor poor, and his early life, therefore, was not pampered by luxury nor chilled by poverty.
They lived in a free and active community, surrounded by intelligent friends, whose position and tastes were like their own, and with whom social intercourse was a benefit as well as a pleasure.
To have been born of such a father as his was especially a cause of daily and life-long gratitude.
Elisha Ticknor was a man of great purity of character, considerable cultivatio
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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 6 : (search)
Chapter 6:
Mr. Ticknor leaves Gottingen.
Frankfort.
Fr.
Von Schlegel.
Voss.
Creuzer.
arrival in Paris and residence there.
A. W. Von Schlegel.
Duke and Duchess de Broglie.
Humboldt.
Helen Maria Williams.
Madame de Stael.
sa 's,—Frederick von Schlegel, again to my great satisfaction, etc., etc. Baron Gagern reminded me of Jeremiah Mason,
Mr. Ticknor, on a visit to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, before he went to Europe, carried a letter of introduction to Mr. Jeremiah M at Mr. Webster's, when the style of address was quite changed, and he never after regretted knowing Mr. Mason.
During Mr. Ticknor's absence in Europe, his journal was for a time in the hands of his friend, Mr. N. A. Haven, of Portsmouth.
Mr. Mason e genuine French wit, with its peculiar grace and fluency, so completely in his power as M. Pozzo di Borgo;
Note by Mr. Ticknor: I have learned since that he is a Corsican. and on my saying this to M. Schlegel, he told me there was nobody equal t
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