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The ship Greenland also arrived yesterday from Havana, the former Captain (Bates of Augusta, Me) having
Captain Varnum, formerly first mate of the bark Ocean Home, brought the ship to New York, and was yesterday
far, he succeeds in presenting very much such a picture of the grave and courteous young Provincial Captain
name forever hence immortal, and has welcomed with becoming honor and rejoicing her own gallant son, CAPTAIN
It would be impardonable not to notice the very beautiful mezzotint of Captain Nathan Hale, the Hero
The principals were stripped and eager for the fray, when the unstrategic approach of Captain Shaurman
They hail from Bushwick, and consist of 62 muskets, Walter Jimmerson, Captain.
A bit of pathos:—"Many a tear of remembrance will have been shed in this city to Captain Hudson, who
Also included in this manuscript is a draft of That Shadow My Likeness, first published in New-York Saturday
This poem later appeared as Calamus No. 40, Leaves of Grass (1860); as That Shadow My Likeness, Leaves
One night, as I was sitting alone with my mother and writing, I felt a sudden dizziness overcome me immediately
after a draught of tea stronger than any I had taken yet, and requested my mother to get me a glass
My mother was standing before me with the sherry. I asked her how long I had been insensible.
Lines written by the deceased, months previous to his death: “Weep not for me, my Charlotte dear, for
I am better off; For I am sure you knew my sufferings here, and what a dreadful cough; But God has taken
see also a letter Whitman writes to his niece, Jessie Louisa Whitman, on March 6, 1887: "Well I had my
see also a letter Whitman writes to his niece, Jessie Louisa Whitman, on March 6, 1887: "Well I had my
"My poor Rebecca, my dear sister, I am going to see thee! I am indeed happy!"
"'Behold, Lord. the agony of Thy handmaid: pity her sufferings; shorten her pains, my God, and let those
I give my hand and my heart to this work.”
friend and hear him say with tearful eyes, “You inspired me with hope when all was dark—you removed my
Candidly let me tell you, my friends stay at home. There is no antidote to your dread disease here.
“A plea for the Principalities,” “My First and Last novel,” “The Great Imposture,” “Mr.
so turbulent that it is even said that his amiable partner used to chase the author of “Pelham” and “My
have the Constitution always on its side, by the simple application of Swift's axiom—"Orthodoxy is my
“That very night,” says he, “the eyes of my inner man were opened, and I was able to look into heaven
I saw those who were dead here, but they were living there; I saw many persons of my acquaintance, some
— —"I have only enriched my garden With the black mire from the street."
It is extremely obnoxious to my digestion, sir! So let me have no more salutations from you, sir!”
In my opinion, they would fare a great deal better than they do now.
—it is—it is indeed my long-long che-ild!"
Bayard Taylor says of the masses of China people, "Their touch is pollution—it is my deliberate opinion
Lansdowne, when the debate arose in the House of Lords in 1788 on the Regency question, said— The people, my