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Oct 2, 2008 · Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887. Publication date 1855 Publisher ... by way of designation, they now become, in a book form, Star papers."-Pref ...
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Letters From Europe.
I. Ruins of Kenilworth.—Warwick Castle … 9 II. A Sabbath at Stratford-on-Avon … 27 III. Oxford … 41 IV. The Louvre—Luxembourg Gallery … 56 V. The Louvre … 70 VI. London National Gallery … 77
Experiences of Nature.
I. A Discourse of Flowers … 93 II. Death in the Country … 106 III. Inland vs. Seashore … 110 IV. New England Graveyards … 121 V. Towns and Trees … 129 VI. The First Breath in the Country … 137 VII. Trouting … 144 VIII. A Ride … 152 IX. The Mountain Stream … 161 X. A Country Ride … 172 XI. Farewell to the Country … 182 XII. School Reminiscence … 189 ----- p. 8 XIII. The Value of Birds … 194 XIV. A Rough Picture from Life … 197 XV. A Ride to Fort Hamilton … 201 XVI. Sights from my Window … 211...
Ruins of Kenilworth.—Warwick Castle.
The sun is shining through haze of smoke and vapor: and every bodysays, what a splendid day! at least, every body whose ideas of a fine dayare English. It is a fine day in England when it does not actually rain. To-day, then, blessed with a sun that shines visibly, but with a tenderbrightness, I will go to Kenilworth; and to Warwick castle; and toStratford-on-Avon, more interesting to me than either. “Waiter, will youbring my bill? I leave in the 10½ o’clock train to Coventry.” “Yez-zur.” Ah,...
Warwick Castle.
Taking a cab, I started for Warwick. The samesmooth road, the same trees, the same beautifullydiversified fields, and the same blue sky over them, only theclouds are all islands now, floating about just above the ----- p. 17 horizon; but I have not the same light-hearted, singingspirit which I had in the morning; there is a deep,yet a pleasant sadness, which I do not wish to shakeoff. I was glad that I had visited the place alone; noone should go except ALONE. While at Kenilworth,had those I...
A Sabbath at Stratford-on-Avon.
August 4th, 1850. My dear —: If you have read, or will read, myletter to —, you will see what a wonderful day wasSaturday. Coventry, famous for the legend of Godiva,of which Tennyson has a pretty version; the ruins ofKenilworth Castle, the stately castle of Warwick andits park, and Stratford-on-Avon, all in one day! Doyou wonder that my brain was hot and my sleep fitfulthat night? I tossed from side to side, and dreameddreams. It was long after midnight before I began torest, free from dreams...
Oxford.
Dear —. Did I ever dream of writing you fromthis renowned seat of learning, memorable in history,the residence of good King Alfred, the birthplace ofRichard Cœur de Lion, the burning place of Latimer,Ridley, and Cranmer, and the place where many amongthe greatest historical men were educated? But I mustgo back a little, for I believe I have said nothing ineither of my letters to others, of my route hither. I send you a forget-me-not which was gathered fromthe edge of the river Avon, just bene...
The Louvre—Luxembourg Gallery.
Paris, August, 1850. * * * Next I visited Faubourg St. Antoine, wherethe Archbishop of Paris was killed while endeavoringto stop the fighting in the Revolution of 1848, I believe.Thence I went to the Jardin des Plantes, which, besideits most admirable collection of plants, has a noblezoological collection, a museum of natural history thatwell nigh epitomises the living tribes of the earth,together with mineralogical and geological cabinets. Iseemed to have God’s wide-spread earth presented to...
Gallery of Paintings at the Luxembourg.
I have come again to spend the day here. If I feelthat I can express any of the thoughts which rise andwhich would interest you, I will do it. But they will bedetached. For when any view or thought springs up, Ishall stop upon the spot and dash it down as it first livesin me. Did you ever, after very dear friends, with whomall the sympathies of your heart were affiliated, had leftplaces in which you and they had lived much in a shorttime, experience a gentle, serene happiness, and strollabout...
The Louvre.
Paris. Here am I, in the Gallery of Statues. I shall jotdown, here and there, notes of my impressions, and ifthey do not interest you, skip them and save them forme;for I can not write in my private note-book manythings which I wish to remember. How strange is the feeling which subdues one in thepresence of this vast collection—thousands of statues,brought from Rome and adjacent places, and made inthe best days of her greatness. Here is a Jupiter madewhen men believed in his power; here are C...
London National Gallery.
London. We often suppose, in the heat and noise and wearinessof the city, that could we find retirement amongcool shades, amid flowers and trees, by brooks or airymountains, we should rest. So we should if we couldcarry with us our friends, or else leave behind andforget our friendships! But even with our friends aboutus in the city, we are wearied by the noise and endlessexcitement. In seclusion, without our friends, we aresoon wearied by the trouble that rises up within. Butcould friends go...
National Gallery, London.
I have now seen so many pictures, here and onthe continent, by the greatest masters, ancient andmodern, that my mind begins to inter-compare them.Every painter of note has a holy family—a Madonna,a Christ and John, a Crucifixion, a Descent from theCross, and a Magdalen. Often, the same artist hasseveral on the same subject: two I have seen thismorning, a Magdalen by Guido, in the BritishInstitution, and another is before me here, and a muchfiner one. In the fact that so many painters engageup...
Nov 24, 2009 · vi, [7]-359 p. 19 cm
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Country life, Rural conditions Publisher New York : J.C. Derby ; Boston : Phillips, Sampson Collection lincolncollection; americana Contributor Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Language English
Henry Ward Beecher J.C. Derby , 1855 - Indiana - 359 pages The author has been saved the trouble of searching for a title to his book from the simple circumstance that the articles of which the work is made up appeared in the columns of the New York Independent with the signature of a STAR, and, having been familiarly called the Star Articles ...
Star Papers: Or, Experiences of Art and Nature American culture series Collections spéciales Library of American civilization Star Papers: Or, Experiences of Art and Nature, Henry Ward Beecher: Author: Henry Ward Beecher: Publisher: J.C. Derby, 1855: ISBN: 1404709479, 9781404709478: Length: 359 pages: Subjects
The author has been saved the trouble of searching for a title to his book from the simple circumstance that the articles of which the work is made up appeared in the columns of the New York Independent with the signature of a STAR, and, having been familiarly called the Star Articles, by way of designation, they now become, in a book form, STAR PAPERS.
