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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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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)
or English verses, and my Latin would not flow very smoothly now. The inscriptions have been printed in Winged Words on Chantrey's Woodcocks, edited by James Patrick Muirhead, M. A., with etchings. London: John Murray. 1857. A copy of the volume is in the Boston Public Library. Only a few of the seventeen, as copied by Sumner, are given here; in some instances they differ from Mr. Muirhead's version. Vixerunt, vivunt, O vis quanta entis! eadem Ad vitam reduces qua periere manu! Mr. Children, F. R.S. This last is quite epigrammatic. We fled from Norway o'er the German wave, And pilgrims here we found an early grave; Hard fate was ours; for here, at Holkham farm, We deem'd the stranger had been safe from harm. But Heav'n consol'd us with our victor's name, And he that slew us gave us deathless fame! W. G. Cookesley, a Master at Eton. I like the versification of these very much. Let passing sportsmen hail the favor'd spot Where fell two woodcocks at a single shot;
The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
of Lieut. Col. Smart, of Richmond, began the erection of earth works in a grave yard to the right of the Church, and beyond the creek. We continued the work till sunset, and made considerable progress.--This was the most advanced point of all the operations for defence — not very elevated, but the best that could be got. Yesterday morning at hall past three the bugle sounded "to arms." and in a few minutes the three companies — to wit: Young Guard, CaptCharters; Henrico Southern Guard, Capt Children, of Hanover; and the Life Guard, Capt walker, all of the 3d Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, Lieutenant Col. Stuart commanding — were under arms, and started for a position just this sine of the work on which they had been engaged the day before. It was a mill dam, which had been converted into a redoubt. After halting here a half hour, we were ordered to repair to our former position, on the little eminence to the right, in the grave-yard. Here we continued to work in the entrenchmen<