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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 8: (search)
i Borgo, Lord Melbourne, the Sardinian Minister, Young Ellice and his beautiful. highbred wife, Allen, and some others. Pozzo di Borgo was brilliant, and Lady Holland disagreeable. Lord Holland talked about Prescott's Ferdinand and Isabella, as did John Allen, and gave it high praise; Allen pronouncing the chapters on the Constitutions of Castile and Arragon—particularly the last—to be betterAllen pronouncing the chapters on the Constitutions of Castile and Arragon—particularly the last—to be better than the corresponding discussions in Hallam's Middle Ages. This I regard as decisive. No man alive is better authority on such a point than Allen, Southey, too, this morning, was equally decided,Allen, Southey, too, this morning, was equally decided, though he was not so strong, and did not go so much into detail. Lord Albemarle, Lord Holland, and Allen talked about Dr. Channing; and Lord Holland said he regarded him as the best writer of EngliAllen talked about Dr. Channing; and Lord Holland said he regarded him as the best writer of English alive. So we are getting on in the world. Such things could not have been heard in such saloons when I was here twenty years ago. April 2.—Breakfasted with Sydney Smith, where we had only
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 9: (search)
been with him half an hour, it was fully agreed that there should be an Edinburgh Review of Ferdinand and Isabella; that Allen should write it, if Napier can persuade him to do so,—which I do not anticipate; that otherwise a review by a young Spaniard, by name Gayangos, which I know Allen will propose, shall be accepted; and, if both these fail, that then the subject shall be given to Dunlop, the author of the History of Fiction, who, I suppose, will do it as a sort of hack work, but of whomd carry as much weight with them as any in the Three Kingdoms. From Lord Holland and Sydney Smith. Lord Jeffrey and John Allen had also written to Mr. Napier on the subject. Don P. de Gayangos wrote the review. . . . . I asked Napier about Lor-Laws,—Lord Shelburne, Sir James Kempt,— who is thankful to be no longer Governor-General of Canada,— Lord John Russell, Allen, and two others. It was a pleasure to dine in that grand old Gilt Room, with its two ancient, deep fireplaces, and to h
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
Alberi, Professor, Eugenio, II. 315. Albert, Prince, Consort, II. 429. Alberti, Count, Tasso Mss., II. 52, 53, 78, 79 and note. Aldobrandini, Princess, I. 256 and note. See Borghese, Princess. Alertz, Dr., II. 85. Alfieri, Marquis, II. 42. Alfieri, Vittorio, I. 184, II. 67; anecdote of, 158. Alhambra, I. 230, 281, 232 and note. Alison, Dr., I. 427, II. 164, 175. Alison, Miss, II. 164 Alison, Mrs., I. 426-427, II. 164, 175. Alison, Rev., Dr, I. 280, 414 Allen, John, I. 265, 408, II. 149, 150, 176. Allen, Miss, II. 77. Allston, Washington, I. 316 and note, 388, II. 76, 196, 269. Almack's, I. 296, 412, 413. Alps, Austrian and Bavarian, II. 27-34; Swiss, 34; Tyrolese, etc., 99. Althorp, visits, II. 170-173. Alvin, M., II. 312. Amberley, Viscount and Viscountess, II. 482. American Institute, G. T. lectures before, I. 393. Amiens, Bishop of, I. 254. Amory, William, II. 445 note. Ampere, J. J., II. 343 and note, 346, 347.