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Featuring white performers in "blackface," these shows reinforced racial stereotypes of African Americans

In the 1840s, he was known for his rivalry with William Macready, a British actor, which partially instigated

Featuring white performers in "blackface," these shows reinforced racial stereotypes of African Americans

White, 1840], 753). themselves on their "influence."

Government Printing Office, 1884], 90; William Huntzicker, Popular Press, 1833–1865 [Westport, CT: Greenwood

White, 1840], 753).; Whitman's sarcastic comment is poking fun at the self-perceived influence of New

This "constitution" allowed suffrage for all white (domestic and naturalized) males over twenty-one.

until 1843 that there was a new official state constitution that dropped the property requirement for white

The liberal party sided with Thomas Dorr, who advocated for suffrage for all white males (see previous

This "constitution" allowed suffrage for all white (domestic and naturalized) males over twenty-one.

until 1843 that there was a new official state constitution that dropped the property requirement for white

no.1 (1955), 24–50.; The liberal party sided with Thomas Dorr, who advocated for suffrage for all white

Now, a little nymph, with her white pantalettes, and gypsey hat, A brimmed hat with a low crown. and

featured many sensationalized stories that were discredited, The Sun persisted in some form until 1950 (William

, Light and Shadows of Irish Life (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1838), 141; "Patrick," William

according to the belief of these sage, grave men, The phrase "sage, grave men" comes from a line in William

originally worked to elect Jeffersonian Republicans and to extend the right to vote to non-property owning white

originally worked to elect Jeffersonian Republicans and to extend the right to vote to non-property owning white

Likely a reference to Whig William Henry Harrison's 1840 presidential campaign in which he was labeled

Transcript 1, No. 78 (Baltimore, July 15, 1840): 2; Richard Brookhiser, "We've Been Here Before: William

"The old occupants of this place," continued the white-haired narrator, "were well off in the world,

His cheeks were white with excitement; ferocity gleamed in every look and limb; and the frightened Gills

"All white!"

continued the miserable, conscience-stricken creature; "all white, and with the grave-clothes around

clouds about him, might not be contemned condemned , even by the Princes of the Nighest Circle to the White

Swaying above the prostrate mortal, the Spirit bends his white neck, and his face is shaded by the curls

Intemperate men were frequently portrayed as white men who, during the course of their descent into poverty

The epigraph is stanzas xxx–xxxi from "The Ages," by William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878); the lines appear

connected with the early settlers, and with the several tribes of Indians who lived in it before the whites

After a time, some of the white-aproned subordinates of the place came to him, roughly broke his slumbers

One of them, I noticed, had the figure of a fair female, robed in pure white.

Intemperate men were frequently portrayed as white men who, during the course of their descent into poverty

ambiguous meaning, used in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century U.S. to refer to descendants of both white

We took our seats round the same clean white table, and received our liquor in the same bright tankards

market a surplus of beef, pork, hay and grain, REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS. 247 1st congress, 1789, William

themselves might well be drunken to gaze thereon—with fleecy robes that but half apparel a maddening whiteness

The delicate ones bent their necks, and shook as if a chill blast had swept by—and white robes were drawn

I am a white man by education and an Indian by birth.

They had heard of the tricks of the cunning savages to lure the whites to destruction; and were somewhat

Sometimes I think that my tribe might have been destroyed in war, either with the whites or with people

There stands a little white stone at the head, and the grass In Collect , "the grass" is replaced by

This huge, white sheet, glancing back a kind of impudent defiance to the sun, which shone sharply the

These versions are described in William G.

She who sat on the door step was a widow; her neat white cap covered locks of gray, and her dress, though

On the verso Whitman has copied two stanzas of English poet William Collins' The Passions.

been at some doubt whether to class this strange and hideous creature with the race of Red Men or White—for

I had heard that the white man knew a hundred remedies for ills, of which we were ignorant—ignorant both

"The path," said the new comer, "will be dark, and the white man's taunts hot, for the last hour of a

We will laugh in the very faces of the whites!" A RROW -T IP smiled, quietly.

Tell them of the customs of these white people—our own are the same—which require of him who destroys

At the word, the white vestments wherewith they had bound S HIRVAL began to move.

His limbs felt the wondrous impulse—he rose, and stood up among them, wrapped in his shroud and the white

Neale, Narrative of the Mutiny at Nore (London: William Tegg, 1861).

toast, Mabbott (p. 122) remarks that Pelham (and sundry sources) state that Parker drank a glass of white

toast, Mabbott (p. 122) remarks that Pelham (and sundry sources) state that Parker drank a glass of white

We took our seats round the same clean, white table, and received our favorite beverage in the same bright

placid face, and the same untrembling fingers—him that seventh day saw a clay-cold corpse, shrouded in white

HREE hundred years ago—so heard I the tale, not long since, from the mouth of one educated like a white

Austen, Wilmerding and Co., auctioneers, were located at 30 Exchange Street, corner of William."

turned by melo-dramas and the J ACK S HEPPARD Jack Sheppard was a popular nineteenth-century novel by William

With its distinctive white marble exterior and Gothic Revival design, Grace Church occupied a dramatic

On the significance of Upjohn's architecture see especially William H.

With its distinctive white marble exterior and Gothic Revival design, Grace Church occupied a dramatic

By William Hazlitt . Second Series. New York: Wiley & Putnam.

Magazine, edited by Lawrence Labree, included engravings after paintings by such American artists as William

been at some doubt whether to class this strange and hideous creature with the race of Red Men or White—for

.— Methinks, white‑winged angels, Floating unseen the while, Hover around this village green, And pleasantly

I had heard that the white man knew a hundred remedies for ills, of which we were ignorant—ignorant both

He and a younger brother, named from his swiftness the Deer, frequently had intercourse with the white

dame a drink of water, he, ten months afterwards, frightened the woman half to death, by wrapping a white

"The path," said the new comer, "will be dark, and the white man's taunts hot, for the last hour of a

We will laugh in the very faces of the whites. Arrow-Tip smiled, quietly.

Tell them of the customs of those white people—our own are the same—which require of him who destroys

to grounds where they never would be annoyed, in their generation at least, by the presence of the white

Buen, a most venerable white–haired ancient, (we understand, just dead!)

The volume also included poems by Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1813–1871), William Howe Cuyler Hosmer (1814

As full and fine scenery and properties are to the acting of Macready William Charles Macready (1793–

of which the Pictorial England is among the neatest......No. 6 opens with the drowning of Prince William

Prince William Adelin (1103–1120), only legitimate son of King Henry I, Duke of Normandy, drowned in

the White Ship tragedy (November 25th, 1120) trying to save his half–sister. and his sister Matilda

(1103–1120), Countess of Perche, illegitimate daughter of King Henry I and half–sister to Prince William

William Adelin (1103–1120), only legitimate son of King Henry I, Duke of Normandy, drowned in the White

cemeteries, attracted important civic backers, including Whitman's friend, the poet and newspaperman, William

This book is to be finished in about twenty numbers, Illustrated London was written by William I.

Learning far out of an open window, appeared a white draperied shape, its face possessed of a wonderful

The first, titled "The White Dove.—( A Hymn for Children )," is attributed to Fredrika Bremer.

The first, titled "The White Dove.—(A Hymn for Children)," is attributed to Fredrika Bremer.

The first, titled "The White Dove.—(A Hymn for Children)," is attributed to Fredrika Bremer.

Many of the drawings for the Illustrated Family Bible were contributed by the British engraver William

connected with the early settlers, and with the several tribes of Indians who lived in it before the whites

1886) had recently returned from four years of study in Italy, encouraged by his friend, the poet William

After a time, some of the white-aproned subordinates of the place came to him, roughly broke his slumbers

satisfaction the 'Portrait of a Gentleman,' No. 19—'Portrait of a Child,' No. 31—the 'Kitchen Bail at White

Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Child have not been identified; Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur

.; Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Child have not been identified; Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur

ambiguous meaning, used in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century U.S. to refer to descendants of both white

ambiguous meaning, used in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century U.S. to refer to descendants of both white

Robert Southey, working out his own original nature honestly, is entitled to as much respect as William

Soulie]" "Pastourel," by Frederick Soulie, translated from the French by Samuel Spring, published by Williams

commemorate such a character as WASHINGTON On Whitman's connections to and fondness for Washington, see William

Mason, passed assistant surgeon; John O’Means, acting purser; William F.

Sharp was called to the chair and William Gascoyne appointed secretary.

The following officers were then unanimously elected for the ensuing year: Captain —WILLIAM H.

William Gascoyne , secretary. Brooklyn, Nov. 4th, 1847. HATS.

—William Stairko yesterday gave $100 sureties for his appearance at the next general sessions to answer

William Logue was committed for trial before the same tribunal, in default of $200 bail, on a charge

I have written one to Mr Brown and William Devoe and (as Walter said in his last letter) I shall write

Flowers of every description were on some of the tombs, large white roses and red ones too were all along