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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 21: (search)
ver been in what is called society, since her separation from Lord Byron, not even to accompany her daughter, who went abroad, whenever she went at all, with Mrs. Somerville. Her whole appearance and conversation gratified me very much, it was so entirely suited to her singular position in the world. We dined with my friend Keed when, at two o'clock, the ladies declared themselves ready to come home. July 16.—We drove out to Chelsea this morning and had a very pleasant hour with Mrs. Somerville, which made me doubly sorry that constant engagements elsewhere prevent us from accepting their very kind and hearty invitations to Chelsea. . . . . They are all as simple, natural, and kind as possible. I went, too, while Mrs. Ticknor was with Mrs. Somerville, to inquire for poor Stewart Newton, and heard only of the constant failure of his strength, and the prospect of his final release, even within a few days or weeks. We dined at Mr. Senior's, Nassau W. Senior, the distinguis
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 22: (search)
young Mr. Doyle; and two or three other agreeable people, constituted the party. . . . We had a most pleasant time. Indeed, the very minute and consistent, but altogether unobtrusive attentions and kindness of Sir Francis make all feel at their ease and happy in his house; and the conversation, which was chiefly literary, with a mixture of politics and nationalities, was as agreeable as could be desired. . . . . One day, as we came back from Wimbledon and Putney,. . . . we drove to Dr. Somerville's, and passed an hour with him and his truly simple, kind-hearted, astonishing wife. He is a good, round, easy person, by no means without talent, or fair scientific knowledge, both in his profession and out of it, but enjoys his comfortable place as head of the medical part of this grand establishment, given out of respect to his wife's rare merits. She is the daughter of one of the Fairfax family, a branch of which is in Virginia,—Lord Fairfax, Washington's friend, was of the same fa
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 24: (search)
re them for herself. Note by Mr. Ticknor: She is a Prussian princess, and the most intimate friend of the present Empress of Russia, having been brought up with her. Both are women of talent, especially the Princess. In England, again and again, where I should least have suspected it, I found him held in the highest estimation; one of the old Besborough family, for instance, looking upon a present of one of his sermons as one of the most agreeable things that could happen to him; and Mrs. Somerville, Miss Joanna Baillie, and several other persons, of no less note, declaring to me that he was generally regarded by their friends, as well as themselves, as the best writer of English prose alive. If the book on Slavery is written with only the usual talent of his other works, I will venture to predict that it will be more admired than anything he has yet printed. One good, and only one that I know of, can come from this state of opinion in Europe; the Southern States must be rebuk
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 26 (search)
433. Smith, Professor, Nathan, 14. Smith, Sir, James, 57. Smith, Rev., Sydney, 265, 413, 414, 417, 418, 446. Smyth, Edward, 438. Smyth, Professor W., 271, 272, 415 and note, 438, 439. Sneyd, Miss, Mary, 426, 428. Solmar, Miss, 495. Somerville, Dr., 448. Somerville, Mrs., 411, 412, 448, 479. Sommariva, Marchese, 175. Sonntag, M., 460. Southey, Edith and Isabella, 285. Southey, Mrs. R., 286 and note, 434. Southey, Robert, 50, 135, 136, 285-287, 434. Souza, Mad. de, 248. SoSomerville, Mrs., 411, 412, 448, 479. Sommariva, Marchese, 175. Sonntag, M., 460. Southey, Edith and Isabella, 285. Southey, Mrs. R., 286 and note, 434. Southey, Robert, 50, 135, 136, 285-287, 434. Souza, Mad. de, 248. Souza, M de, 252, 267. Spain, government of, 191; Inquisition, 193, visit in, 185-241. Spanish bull-fights, 202-204; law courts, 233; people, 198, 242; libraries, 197, 215, 216, 252, 457; literature, passage on, in inaugural address, 320; lectures on, 325 and note; books, G. T.'s collection of, 325 note. Sparmann, Herr, 504 note. Spencer, Second Earl, 269, 295. Spencer, Third Earl ( Honest Althorp ), 442-445. Sprengel, Professor, 111-113. Stackelberg, Count, 460. Stael, Baron Augus