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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 2 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 2 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 4. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 2 0 Browse Search
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley 2 0 Browse Search
James Parton, Horace Greeley, T. W. Higginson, J. S. C. Abbott, E. M. Hoppin, William Winter, Theodore Tilton, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood, Mrs. E. C. Stanton, Women of the age; being natives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present gentlemen 2 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 2 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War., From the Rapidan to Frying-Pan in October, 1863. (search)
red, every man for himself, in the woods, dropping guns, knapsacks, and blankets. The huge camps at Stone House Mountain, as afterwards around Culpeper Court-House, were a sort of Arabian nights of wonder to the gray people. The troops had fixed themselves in the most admirable manner to defy the coming winter. Excellent stone chimneys, of every form; cabins, stoves, tables, magazines, books, wine and rum-bottles (empty), oil-cloths, coats, shoes, arms-everything was scattered about. Harpers' Magazine seemed to be a favourite; and full files of papers might have been collected in the deserted cabins. From this abode of the dolce far niente the rude hand of war, in the shape of Stuart's cavalry, had pushed them. Stuart continued to press the enemy toward the Court-House; and there their cavalry had made a stand. As to the infantry, it was nowhere visible in the immense camps around the placethose camps which contained, like the first, only rubbish. Not a wagon, ambulance
Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia, 1861. (search)
se; thus leaving our dear homes more deeply buried in the shades of Yankeeism than ever. There are many refugees in this neighbourhood, like ourselves, wandering and waiting. Mrs. General Lee has been staying at Annfield, and at Media, sick, and without a home. All Virginia has open doors for the family of General Lee; but in her state of health, how dreadful it is to have no certain abiding place. She is very cheerful, and showed me the other day a picture of Arlington, in a number of Harpers' Magazine, which had mistaken its way and strayed to Dixie. She thought the representation good, as it certainly is of what Arlington was; but it is said that those fine trees are living trees no more-all felled to make room for the everlasting fortifications. She clings to the hope of getting back to it; but I begin to feel that we may all hang our harps upon the willows; and though we do not sit by the waters of a strange land, but among our wholesouled friends in our own Virginia, yet
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), Border war, as seen and experienced by the inhabitants of Chambersburgh, Pa. (search)
horde; “They had now just come,” they deigned to say, “A hasty visit the place to pay ;” And kindly promised for hurry this once, To come again and stay for months. We told them no doubt 'twas well designed, But still we were sure they were quite too kind; And assured them one thing was very clear, We were not at all fond of “butternuts” here. And General Stuart, the rebel chief, Whom the farmers call “the great horse-thief,” Who captured “the city without delay,” (Or “quiet village,” as Harpers say,) Inquired next morning with pride: “If his men Were bad as was represented.” “But the devil ne'er,” he was answered then, “Was black as he was painted.” But up and away with the early morn Were these defiant rebels borne, As fast as our horses could carry them. As the flame and smoke to heaven arose, We declared our purpose to follow our foes, To strike them hard, and as to their blows, We swore long and loud we would parry them. So we shouldered our g
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 165 (search)
A letter from Fortress Monroe in the New York Commercial Advertiser, says :-- The steamship Cambridge, just in from Boston, has brought not only a supply of munitions of war, but an abundance of intellectual weapons. The Massachusetts boys are in high glee with their letters, books, and papers. Col. Woodruff, of the popular and well-drilled Third regiment Massachusetts volunteers, showed me at his quarters his full files of Atlantics, Harpers, North Americans, and Blackwoods. This is tile way the Old Bay State invades the Old Dominion.--Boston Transcript, June 8.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
the same ratio that our best artificial lights are inferior to the solar light. A modification of the above has been adapted for producing enlarged photographs of small objects. The enlarged photograph on glass is then placed in the magic-lantern or stereopticon, and re-enlarged for the benefit of the audience. Or the enlarged view may be taken upon the prepared surface of a wooden block, ready for the skill of the engraver. A beautiful set of engravings, thus produced, were given in Harpers' Magazine some years back. The mode of obtaining enlarged prints from negatives of ordinary size is explained under solar camera. We are much indebted to Mr. Shive of Philadelphia for the improvements in this apparatus. The variety of objects which afford interesting subjects for examination by the microscope is infinite. For such, the reader is referred to works treating the subject specially. It is also useful for detecting adulterations in food, drugs, and fabrics, and in many b
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 18: Prescott and Motley (search)
ague, and Brussels. He bathed in local colour. In 1855 he had his three volumes ready for the printer. Then came a difficulty. No publisher would look at the formidable mass of manuscript with the slightest interest. No one would believe in the chances of returns from such an expensive undertaking as its publication. Like his compatriot, Motley was obliged to take his own risks, and The rise of the Dutch republic was published at the author's expense by John Chapman in London, and by Harpers in New York. The sale of fifteen thousand copies in two years proved the fallibility of human judgment. The reviews were not, however, as uniformly favourable as in Prescott's case. The Saturday review 23 March, 1856. brought heavy artillery to bear on the ambitious American in the same number with a censorious attack upon Browning's Men and women and three columns upon the lack of interest in Miss Yonge's unpretentious domestic tale, The Daisy Chain. The Review's slashing denunciation
James Parton, Horace Greeley, T. W. Higginson, J. S. C. Abbott, E. M. Hoppin, William Winter, Theodore Tilton, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood, Mrs. E. C. Stanton, Women of the age; being natives of the lives and deeds of the most prominent women of the present gentlemen, Alice and Phebe Cary. (search)
ble, nothing vulgar, and, above all, nothing unnatural or melodramatic. To the analytical subtlety and marvellous naturalness of the French school of romance she has added the purity and idealization of the home affections and home life belonging to the English; giving to both the American richness of color and vigor of outline, and her own individual power and loveliness. Except her later novels, Miss Cary's works have in good part appeared first in periodicals,--The Atlantic Magazine, Harpers', The New York Ledger, and The independent ; but many, if not most of them, have generally been afterward issued in her successive volumes, along with others not previously published. Lyrics and Hymns issued in 1866 by Hurd & Houghton, The lover's diary, admirably brought out by Ticknor & Fields in 1867, and Snow Berries; s Book for Young Folks, by the same house, are her latest volumes. Nearly all of her prose works have been reprinted in London, and have there, as well as here, receive
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, chapter 26 (search)
thing; and when ho has said it he resumes his seat. He has a way, particularly of late years, of coming to a meeting when it is nearly over, delivering one of his short, enlightening addresses, and then embracing the first opportunity that offers of taking an unobserved departure. A few words with regard to the subjects upon which Horace Greeley most loves to discourse. In 1850, a volume, containing ten of his lectures and twenty shorter essays, appeared from the press of the Messrs. Harpers, under the title of Hints towards Reforms. It has had a sale of 2,000 copies. Two or three other lectures have been published in pamphlet form, of which the one entitled What the Sister Arts teach as to Farming, delivered before the Indiana State Agricultural Society, at its annual fair at Lafayette in October, 1853, is perhaps the best that Mr. Greeley has written. But let us glance for a moment at the Hints. The title-page contains three quotations or mottoes, appropriate to the book
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
377, 378. Harcourt, Lady, Catherine, II. 376, 377, 378. Harcourt, Lady, Susan, II. 391. Harcourt, Rev., William Vernon, I. 424, 435, 436, 437, II. 390, 391. 392; Mrs., I. 437, II. 390, 391, 392. Harcourt, (Sir) William Vernon, II. 873. Hardegg, Count, II. 6. Hardenberg, Prince, I. 485. Hare, Francis, II. 76 and note, 79, 80, 82; Mrs., II. 82. Harness, Rev., William, I. 411, 416 note, II. 371. Harper, Charles Carroll, II. 65. Harper, General, Robert, I. 351. Harpers, Messrs., II. 255. Harris, Leavitt, II. 113 and note. Harrison, George, I. 193 note. Harrowby, Second Earl of, II. 323. Hartford Convention, I. 12-14. Hartford, visits, I. 14 Harvard College, G. T. nominated to a Professorship in, I. 116; accepts, 120; enters on Professorship, 319-326; attemptedreforms in, 353-369, 379, 399-401; views for, II. 422, 423; made Ll. D. in, 508. Hatfield. See Salisbury. Hatherton, Baron and Baroness, II. 871. Hatton, visits, I. 52. Haven,
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir, Chapter 25: (search)
e President and Mr. Fish. It was followed by others all breathing the kindest spirit on the part of the English authorities. My answers were submitted to the President, and when I returned to England the next year I told Lord Halifax that I had shown his letters to General Grant. He admitted having written them with the hope that they would be seen by the President and his Government. About this time also I wrote an article on Our Relations with England, which appeared simultaneously in Harpers' Magazine in New York and McMillan's in London. This paper, bearing the signature of an officer at the Executive Mansion who had so recently served in the American Legation at London, was recognized as sanctioned by the Administration. It was of course read in advance by both the President and the Secretary of State, and was intended to indicate the good feeling of Grant's Government and its desire for amicable relations with England. It had now become very desirable that this feeling
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