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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 9: (search)
pared to the library at Althorp, though even there it would frequently fill gaps; but take it altogether,—the library, its owner, and his house,—it is one of the most perfect, consistent, and satisfactory things I have ever seen. . . . May 26.—. . . . To Mortimer House to dine with Lord Fitzwilliam. Besides the family, there was the Bishop of Hereford,—Musgrave,— the Bishop of Durham,—Maltby,—Sedgwick, Lord and Lady Radnor, and Miss Bouverie,—their pretty daughter,—Lord Brougham, and Dr. Birkbeck, the father of Mechanics' Institutes and popular lecturing. He is a nice, round, warm old gentleman. . . . . Sedgwick was eminently agreeable, as he always is; and Brougham was violent and outrageous, extremely rude and offensive to Maltby and Sedgwick, but very civil to Lady Charlotte and Lady Radnor. I never saw anybody so rude in respectable society in my life. Some laughed, some looked sober about it, but all thought it was outrageous. Sedgwick was the only person who r
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
tria, II. 22-30. Benvenuti, II. 76. Berchet, Giovanni, I. 450, II. 101. Berg. President von, I. 122. Berlin, visits, I. 109, 493-503, II. 313, 314, 330, 331-333. Bernard, General, I. 350. Bernstorff, Count and Countess, II. 373. Berryer, P. A. . II. 130, 138. Bertrand, Favre, I. 153, 155. Bethune, Mademoiselle de, II. 125. Bigelow, Dr., Jacob, I. 12, 316 note, 319, II. 438, 493. Bigelow, J. P., II. 305. Bigelow, Timothy, I. 13. Binney, Horace, II. 37, 46. Birkbeck, Dr , II. 178. Blacas, Duchess de, II. 348, 856. Blake, George, I. 20. Bland, Robert, verses by, II. 482 note, 483. Bligh, President, I. 372. Bliss, Mrs., II. 263. Blumenbach, Madame, I. 103. Blumenbach, Professor, I. 70, 71, 80, 85, 94, 103, 104, 105, 121. Blumner, Madame de, I. 481. Boccaccio's house at Certaldo, II. 91. Bodenhausen, II. 6. Bohl von Faber, I. 236 and note. Bologna, visits, I. 166, II. 47. Bolognetti-Cenci, Count and Countess, II 71. Bombel