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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1856 Excerpt: ...transparent loveliness. October 10th.--There is an
article in the "American," addressed to the American people, on the
subject of erecting a monument to Washington. As to the design of
such a monument, I would say, let it not be a statue; for however
great its size, its many parts and projections would render it less
durable than something more simple: time would destroy the original
beauty of the sculpture of a statue. I would not have a column; for
that is only an architectural member, and not a complete whole.
Although it were crowned with a statue, it would not appear to me
either consistent or in good taste. A pyramid would answer in
durability of structure; but that is unmeaning. To my mind a
colossal altar would be the most appropriate, and the most capable
of uniting beauty of form with durability. Let it be hundreds of
feet in height; let a fire burn upon it perpetually; let it never
expire while the nation recognized Washington as the Father of his
country. Mor, g, noon, evening and midnight, let its flame rise in
the oavens a symbol of his glory, and a Pharos to light the ch iren
of freedom to deeds of virtue and greatness, for ages to come.
October 30th.--The weather for a month has been truly delightful;
but this day above all. A pure crystal-like atmosphere has floated
round the landscape; and the brown of the leafless woods has been
tinged with the purest ultramarine. The sky is clear and cloudless,
the air is still, but fresh. 0 Nature, to the loving eye thou art
seldom without smiles. November 21st.--In consequence of having a
number of 208 LOVERS OP NATURE FEW. sketches to paint, my
afternoons are so fully occupied that I have little opportunity of
writing. Gloomy days have come at last, and brought with them to my
mind a shade o...
Title: The course of empire, voyage of life, and other pictures of
Thomas Cole, N.A.: with selections from his letters and
miscellaneous writings illustrative of his life, character, and
genius.Author: Louis Legrand NoblePublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02436300CollectionID:
CTRG98-B69PublicationDate: 18530101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 415 p.; 20 cm
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