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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 8: (search)
asy to make one more delightful: Whewell and Professor Smyth, of Cambridge; Milman; Sir Francis Palgrave, the historian, and Keeper of the Records at Westminster; Empson, the successor of Sir James Mackintosh; a sister of Hallam, and his young daughter, with one or two more, just enough, and of the most agreeable varieties. The cI went to see Lord Jeffrey, who is unwell, and confined to his room, and from whom I wanted a little advice about my coming journey to Scotland. I found him with Empson, . . . . a very agreeable man of great knowledge. . . . . I went afterwards to the Albany, to dine with the admirable, delightful old Mr. Elphinstone, the gentnows that he is happier than he could be made by an Indian income bought by ten years more absence from home. Felix qui potuit. The party to-day consisted of Empson; Richardson, so much mentioned by Lockhart as Scott's friend; Mackenzie, son of the Man, of Feeling, long Secretary-General in India; Phillips, Thomas J. Phill
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 9: (search)
g London on the 22d of May, Mr. Ticknor was again plunged, for two weeks, into the excitements of the season. On the day after his arrival he received and paid some visits, and thus describes Lord Brougham:— He has gained a good deal of flesh since I knew him in 1818-19, and is even improved in that particular since I saw him at York three years ago. But in other respects I do not think he is changed for the better. He showed a very disagreeable disposition when he spoke of Jeffrey and Empson . . . . . It was really ungentlemanlike and coarse to speak as he did, of two persons who were formerly his associates, and are still, in all respects of general intercourse, his equals. What struck me most, however, was his marvellous memory. He remembered where I lodged in London in 1819, on what occasions he came to see me, and some circumstances about my attendance on the committee of the House of Commons on Education; which I had myself forgotten, till he recalled them to me. Such a m
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
Eliot, Samuel, founder of Greek Professorship at Harvard College, I. 385 and note. Eliot, Samuel, II. 420. Ellesmere, Earl and Countess of, II. 822. Ellice, Colonel, I. 279. Ellice, Edward, II. 371. Ellice, Mr., II. 181. Ellice, Young, II. 149. Elliot, Author of Corn Law Rhymes, I. 441. Elmsley, Peter, I. 58 and note. Elphinstone, Right Hon. Mount-Stuart, II. 68, 70, 72, 154. Elwin, Rev. W., II. 865, 867, 369. Emmet, Thomas Addis, I. 39, 40, 41 note. Empson, William, II. 152, 154, 155. Encke, J. F., II. 332. England, visits, I. 49-68, 251, 268-272, 28-298, 404-449, II. 144-159, 166-183, 311, 317, 322-327, 357-400. Eppes, Mr., I. 31. Ercolani, Prince, II. 88. Ersch, Professor, I. 111, 112 Erving, George W., I. 186, 187, 188, 212. Escoiquiz, Don Juan, I. 219. Escorial, I. 195, 197, 214-216. Eskeles, Baron, II. 10. Essex Street, Boston, G. T.'s first home in, I. 3 note, 4. Europe, visits, I. 49-299, 402-511, II. 1-183, 821-400