[1]Alluding to William Smith's home at Falls of Schuylkill. There is a further description in prose of Smith's summer home upon page 123 of the magazine.
[1]Alluding to William Smith's home at Falls of Schuylkill. There is a further description in prose of Smith's summer home upon page 123 of the magazine.
[2]Which reminds us of Sandys's translation of a fifteenth century epitaph:"Let Koster's fame live ever in our heartsUnshar'd; whose art preserves all other arts."
[2]Which reminds us of Sandys's translation of a fifteenth century epitaph:"Let Koster's fame live ever in our heartsUnshar'd; whose art preserves all other arts."
[3]The remains of Thomas Godfrey were removed by John Watson from the neglected spot where they were laid to Laurel Hill Cemetery, and in 1843 a monument was erected over them by the Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia. Near by, and close to the river, is the grave of Charles Thomson, "the man of truth," the Sam. Adams, of Philadelphia, marked by an Egyptian obelisk of granite.
[3]The remains of Thomas Godfrey were removed by John Watson from the neglected spot where they were laid to Laurel Hill Cemetery, and in 1843 a monument was erected over them by the Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia. Near by, and close to the river, is the grave of Charles Thomson, "the man of truth," the Sam. Adams, of Philadelphia, marked by an Egyptian obelisk of granite.
[4]"The Trustees of the College of this city, who have never spared either pains or expense to supply every vacancy in the institution with able masters and professors, having been informed of Mr. Beveridge's capacity, experience and fidelity, were pleased at a full meeting, on the 13th of this month (June, 1758), unanimously to appoint him Professor of Languages and Master of the Latin School, in the room of Mr. Paul Jackson" (American Magazine, p. 437).
[4]"The Trustees of the College of this city, who have never spared either pains or expense to supply every vacancy in the institution with able masters and professors, having been informed of Mr. Beveridge's capacity, experience and fidelity, were pleased at a full meeting, on the 13th of this month (June, 1758), unanimously to appoint him Professor of Languages and Master of the Latin School, in the room of Mr. Paul Jackson" (American Magazine, p. 437).
[5]"It is true that Mr. Jefferson has pronounced the poems of Phillis Wheatley below the dignity of criticism, and it is seldom safe to differ in judgment from the author of 'Notes on Virginia,' but her conceptions are often lofty, and her versification often surprises with unexpected refinement. Ladd, the Carolina poet, in enumerating the laurels of his country, dwells with encomium on 'Wheatley's polished verse;' nor is his praise undeserved, for often it will be found to glide in the stream of melody. Her lines on imagination have been quoted with rapture by Imlay, of Kentucky, and Steadman, the Guiana traveller, but I have ever thought her happiest production the 'Goliah of Gath'" (John Davis, p. 87).
[5]"It is true that Mr. Jefferson has pronounced the poems of Phillis Wheatley below the dignity of criticism, and it is seldom safe to differ in judgment from the author of 'Notes on Virginia,' but her conceptions are often lofty, and her versification often surprises with unexpected refinement. Ladd, the Carolina poet, in enumerating the laurels of his country, dwells with encomium on 'Wheatley's polished verse;' nor is his praise undeserved, for often it will be found to glide in the stream of melody. Her lines on imagination have been quoted with rapture by Imlay, of Kentucky, and Steadman, the Guiana traveller, but I have ever thought her happiest production the 'Goliah of Gath'" (John Davis, p. 87).
[6]William Cliffton (1772-1799) was the son of a blacksmith in Southwark. His poem "The Group" (1793) was written in ridicule of the Commissioners of Southwark.
[6]William Cliffton (1772-1799) was the son of a blacksmith in Southwark. His poem "The Group" (1793) was written in ridicule of the Commissioners of Southwark.
[7]John Quincy Adams' commencement oration "On the Importance and Necessity of Public Faith to the Well-being of a Government," was inserted in theColumbian Magazine(1787) by Jeremy Belknap.
[7]John Quincy Adams' commencement oration "On the Importance and Necessity of Public Faith to the Well-being of a Government," was inserted in theColumbian Magazine(1787) by Jeremy Belknap.
[8]Benjamin Rush's papers in theMuseumand in theColumbianwere printed in book form, "Essays—Literary, Moral and Philosophical," 1798.
[8]Benjamin Rush's papers in theMuseumand in theColumbianwere printed in book form, "Essays—Literary, Moral and Philosophical," 1798.
[9]When British reviewers styled Dennie "the American Addison," theAurora Gazettebroke forth into the following horse-laugh: "Exult, ye white hills of New Hampshire, redoubtable Monadnock and Tuckaway! Laugh, ye waters of the Winiseopee and Umbagog Lakes! Flow smooth in heroic verse, ye streams of Amorioosack and Androscoggin, Cockhoko and Coritocook! And you, merry Merrimack, be now more merry!"
[9]When British reviewers styled Dennie "the American Addison," theAurora Gazettebroke forth into the following horse-laugh: "Exult, ye white hills of New Hampshire, redoubtable Monadnock and Tuckaway! Laugh, ye waters of the Winiseopee and Umbagog Lakes! Flow smooth in heroic verse, ye streams of Amorioosack and Androscoggin, Cockhoko and Coritocook! And you, merry Merrimack, be now more merry!"
[10]Dennie always remained faithful to his New England friends. T. G. Fessenden had been one of the contributors to theFarmer's Museum; when his "Terrible Tractoration" appeared, Dennie wrote to thePort Folio, "To Connecticut men studious either of Hudibrastic or solemn poetry, we look with eager eyes for the most successful specimens of the inspiration of the Muse." Fessenden was the last to maintain the fame of the "Hartford Wits;" and the glory of "McFingal," and "The Conquest of Canaan" and the "Anarchiad," and the "Political Green house" and "The Echo" faded with the failing of theFarmer's Museum.
[10]Dennie always remained faithful to his New England friends. T. G. Fessenden had been one of the contributors to theFarmer's Museum; when his "Terrible Tractoration" appeared, Dennie wrote to thePort Folio, "To Connecticut men studious either of Hudibrastic or solemn poetry, we look with eager eyes for the most successful specimens of the inspiration of the Muse." Fessenden was the last to maintain the fame of the "Hartford Wits;" and the glory of "McFingal," and "The Conquest of Canaan" and the "Anarchiad," and the "Political Green house" and "The Echo" faded with the failing of theFarmer's Museum.
[11]The editor of theAuroraretorted in kind, and dubbed thePort Folio"Portable Foolery."
[11]The editor of theAuroraretorted in kind, and dubbed thePort Folio"Portable Foolery."
[12]"Lengthy" is the American for long. It is frequently used by theclassicalwriters of the New World.—(John Davis' "Travels in the United States," page 126.)
[12]"Lengthy" is the American for long. It is frequently used by theclassicalwriters of the New World.—(John Davis' "Travels in the United States," page 126.)
[13]The Powers of Genius, a poem in three parts, by John Blair Linn, A.M. Albion Press. Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for F. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster Row, 1804.
[13]The Powers of Genius, a poem in three parts, by John Blair Linn, A.M. Albion Press. Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for F. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster Row, 1804.
[14]There is no mention of Robert Rose in Duyckinck, or Allibone, in Appleton's Encyclopædia of American Biography, or in the admirable Stedman-Hutchinson Library of American Literature.
[14]There is no mention of Robert Rose in Duyckinck, or Allibone, in Appleton's Encyclopædia of American Biography, or in the admirable Stedman-Hutchinson Library of American Literature.
[15]Abercrombie's prospectus for a new edition of Johnson's Works—"to be comprised in fourteen octavo volumes, with new designs and plates. Phila.: 1811"—is contained in thePort Folio, Vol. VI, p. 98.
[15]Abercrombie's prospectus for a new edition of Johnson's Works—"to be comprised in fourteen octavo volumes, with new designs and plates. Phila.: 1811"—is contained in thePort Folio, Vol. VI, p. 98.
[16]The name of the flappers, employed by the inhabitants of Laputa to arouse them from their scientific reveries.
[16]The name of the flappers, employed by the inhabitants of Laputa to arouse them from their scientific reveries.
[17]Christ Church.
[17]Christ Church.
[18]Dr. Benjamin Say's house at Gray's Ferry.
[18]Dr. Benjamin Say's house at Gray's Ferry.
[19]Sully's painting of Cooke asRichard IIIin the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts.
[19]Sully's painting of Cooke asRichard IIIin the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts.
[20]It is not a little remarkable that the list of Washington Irving's contributions to theAnalectic Magazineshould have come to me in an Athenian newspaper.Τὡ 1813 á¼™Ïβινγ á¼Î½ÎµÎ»Î±Î²Îµ την σὑνταξιν του πεÏιοδικου Ανακλἑτικ ,ικδιδομἑνου κατα μηνα ἑν Φιλαδελφεἱα. Ἑν αὑνω ἑγÏαψϛ πολλας ΒιογÏαφἱας τὡν πεÏιφανεστἑÏων Î±Î½Î´Ï Î½, ν αι κυÏιὡτεÏαι εἱσἱν αἱ των ἉμεÏικανον ΠωÏÏ„ÎµÏ ÎºÎ±Î¹ Μπá½ÏÏωϛ καἱ των Ἁγγλων ποιητων ΒὑÏωνος, ÎœÎ¿Ï…Î±Ï ÎºÎ±Î¹ Καμπἑλλου."--ΕΒΛΟΜΑΣ December 1, 1890.
[20]It is not a little remarkable that the list of Washington Irving's contributions to theAnalectic Magazineshould have come to me in an Athenian newspaper.
Τὡ 1813 á¼™Ïβινγ á¼Î½ÎµÎ»Î±Î²Îµ την σὑνταξιν του πεÏιοδικου Ανακλἑτικ ,ικδιδομἑνου κατα μηνα ἑν Φιλαδελφεἱα. Ἑν αὑνω ἑγÏαψϛ πολλας ΒιογÏαφἱας τὡν πεÏιφανεστἑÏων Î±Î½Î´Ï Î½, ν αι κυÏιὡτεÏαι εἱσἱν αἱ των ἉμεÏικανον ΠωÏÏ„ÎµÏ ÎºÎ±Î¹ Μπá½ÏÏωϛ καἱ των Ἁγγλων ποιητων ΒὑÏωνος, ÎœÎ¿Ï…Î±Ï ÎºÎ±Î¹ Καμπἑλλου."--ΕΒΛΟΜΑΣ December 1, 1890.
[21]"I observe," said a gentleman at the Athenæum, "that the form of theAnalectic Magazinewas changed on the first of this month." "No," replied his friend, "it has beenweaklyfor some time past."
[21]"I observe," said a gentleman at the Athenæum, "that the form of theAnalectic Magazinewas changed on the first of this month." "No," replied his friend, "it has beenweaklyfor some time past."