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Description:CHAPTER IAPRIL 27. 1791—SEPTEMBER 8, 1810Birth of S.F.B. Morse.—His parents.—Letters of Dr. Belknap and Rev. Mr. Wells.—Phillips, Andover.—First letter.—Letter from his father.— Religious letter from Morse to his brothers.—Letters from the mother to her sons.—Morse enters Yale.—His journey there.—Difficulty in keeping up with his class.—Letter of warning from his mother.—Letters of Jedediah Morse to Bishop of London and Lindley Murray.—Morse becomes more studious.—Bill of expenses.—Longing to travel and interest in electricity.—Philadelphia and New York.—Graduates from college.—Wishes to accompany Allston to England, but submits to parents' desiresCHAPTER IIOCTOBER 31, 1810—AUGUST 17, 1811Enters bookshop as clerk.—Devotes leisure to painting.—Leaves shop.—Letter to his brothers on appointments at Yale.—Letters from Joseph P.Rossiter.—Morse's first love affair.—Paints "Landing of the Pilgrims."—Prepares to sail with Allstons for England.—Letters of introductionfrom his father.—Disagreeable stage-ride to New York.—Sails on theLydia.—Prosperous voyage.—Liverpool.—Trip to London.—Observations onpeople and customs.—Frequently cheated.—Critical time in England.—Dr.Lettsom.—Sheridan's verse.—Longing for a telegraph.—A ghostCHAPTER IIIAUGUST 24, 1811—DECEMBER 1, 1811Benjamin West.—George III.—Morse begins his studies.—Introduced to West.—Enthusiasms.—Smuggling and lotteries.—English appreciation of art.—Copley.—Friendliness of West.—Elgin marbles.—Cries of London.— Custom in knocking.—Witnesses balloon ascension.—Crowds.—Vauxhall Gardens.—St. Bartholomew's Fair.—Efforts to be economical.—Signs of war.—Mails delayed.—Admitted to Royal Academy.—Disturbances, riots, and murdersCHAPTER IVJANUARY 18, 1812—AUGUST 6, 1812Political opinions.—Charles R. Leslie's reminiscences of Morse, Allston,King, and Coleridge.—C.B. King's letter.—Sidney E. Morse's letter.—Benjamin West's kindness.—Sir William Beechy.—Murders, robberies, etc.—Morse and Leslie paint each other's portraits.—The elder Morse'sfinancial difficulties.—He deprecates the war talk.—The son differsfrom his father.—The Prince Regent.—Orders in Council.—Estimate ofWest.—Alarming state of affairs in England.—Assassination of Perceval,Prime Minister.—Execution of assassin.—Morse's love for his art.—Stephen Van Rensselaer.—Leslie the friend and Allston the master.—Afternoon tea.—The elder Morse well known in Europe.—Lord Castlereagh.—The Queen's drawing-room.—Kemble and Mrs. Siddons.—Zachary Macaulay.—Warning letter from his parents.—War declared.—Morse approves.—Gratitude to his parents, and to AllstonCHAPTER VSEPTEMBER 20, 1812—JUNE 13, 1813Models the "Dying Hercules."—Dreams of greatness.—Again expresses gratitude to his parents.—Begins painting of "Dying Hercules."—Letter from Jeremiah Evarts.—Morse upholds righteousness of the war.—Henry Thornton.—Political discussions.—Gilbert Stuart.—William Wilberforce. —James Wynne's reminiscences of Morse, Coleridge, Leslie, Allston, and Dr. Abernethy.—Letters from his mother and brother.—Letters from friends on the state of the fine arts in America.—"The Dying Hercules" exhibited at the Royal Academy.—Expenses of painting.—Receives Adelphi Gold Medal for statuette of Hercules.—Mr. Dunlap's reminiscences.— Critics praise "Dying Hercules"CHAPTER VIJULY 10, 1813—APRIL 6, 1814Letter from the father on economies and political views.—Morse deprecates lack of spirit in New England and rejoices at Wellington's victories.—Allston's poems.—Morse coat-of-arms.—Letter of Joseph Hillhouse.—Letter of exhortation from his mother.—Morse wishes to stay longer in Europe.—Amused at mother's political views.—The father sends more money for a longer stay.—Sidney exalts poetry above painting.—His mother warns him against infidels and actors.—Bristol.—Optimism.— Letter on infidels and his own religious observances.—Future of American art.—He is in good health, but thin.—Letter from Mr. Visger.—Benjamin Burritt, American prisoner.—Efforts in his behalf unsuccessful.—Capture of Paris by the Allies.—Again expresses gratitude to parents.—Writes a play for Charles Mathews.—Not producedCHAPTER VIIMAY 2, 1814—OCTOBER 11, 1814Allston writes encouragingly to the parents.—Morse unwilling to be mere portrait-painter.—Ambitious to stand at the head of his profession.— Desires patronage, from wealthy friends.—Delay in the mails.—Account of entrée of Louis XVIII into London.—The Prince Regent.—Indignation at acts of English.—His parents relieved at hearing from him after seven months' silence.—No hope of patronage from America.—His brothers.— Account of fêtes.—Emperor Alexander, King of Prussia, Blücher, Platoff. —Wishes to go to Paris.—Letter from M. Van Schaick about battle of Lake Erie.—Disgusted with EnglandCHAPTER VIIINOVEMBER 9, 1814—APRIL 23, 1815Does not go to Paris.—Letter of admonition from his mother.—His parents' early economies.—Letter from Leslie.—Lett...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Samuel F. B. Morse; his letters and journals, ed. and supplemented by his son Edward Lind Morse; Volume 1. To get started finding Samuel F. B. Morse; his letters and journals, ed. and supplemented by his son Edward Lind Morse; Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: CHAPTER IAPRIL 27. 1791—SEPTEMBER 8, 1810Birth of S.F.B. Morse.—His parents.—Letters of Dr. Belknap and Rev. Mr. Wells.—Phillips, Andover.—First letter.—Letter from his father.— Religious letter from Morse to his brothers.—Letters from the mother to her sons.—Morse enters Yale.—His journey there.—Difficulty in keeping up with his class.—Letter of warning from his mother.—Letters of Jedediah Morse to Bishop of London and Lindley Murray.—Morse becomes more studious.—Bill of expenses.—Longing to travel and interest in electricity.—Philadelphia and New York.—Graduates from college.—Wishes to accompany Allston to England, but submits to parents' desiresCHAPTER IIOCTOBER 31, 1810—AUGUST 17, 1811Enters bookshop as clerk.—Devotes leisure to painting.—Leaves shop.—Letter to his brothers on appointments at Yale.—Letters from Joseph P.Rossiter.—Morse's first love affair.—Paints "Landing of the Pilgrims."—Prepares to sail with Allstons for England.—Letters of introductionfrom his father.—Disagreeable stage-ride to New York.—Sails on theLydia.—Prosperous voyage.—Liverpool.—Trip to London.—Observations onpeople and customs.—Frequently cheated.—Critical time in England.—Dr.Lettsom.—Sheridan's verse.—Longing for a telegraph.—A ghostCHAPTER IIIAUGUST 24, 1811—DECEMBER 1, 1811Benjamin West.—George III.—Morse begins his studies.—Introduced to West.—Enthusiasms.—Smuggling and lotteries.—English appreciation of art.—Copley.—Friendliness of West.—Elgin marbles.—Cries of London.— Custom in knocking.—Witnesses balloon ascension.—Crowds.—Vauxhall Gardens.—St. Bartholomew's Fair.—Efforts to be economical.—Signs of war.—Mails delayed.—Admitted to Royal Academy.—Disturbances, riots, and murdersCHAPTER IVJANUARY 18, 1812—AUGUST 6, 1812Political opinions.—Charles R. Leslie's reminiscences of Morse, Allston,King, and Coleridge.—C.B. King's letter.—Sidney E. Morse's letter.—Benjamin West's kindness.—Sir William Beechy.—Murders, robberies, etc.—Morse and Leslie paint each other's portraits.—The elder Morse'sfinancial difficulties.—He deprecates the war talk.—The son differsfrom his father.—The Prince Regent.—Orders in Council.—Estimate ofWest.—Alarming state of affairs in England.—Assassination of Perceval,Prime Minister.—Execution of assassin.—Morse's love for his art.—Stephen Van Rensselaer.—Leslie the friend and Allston the master.—Afternoon tea.—The elder Morse well known in Europe.—Lord Castlereagh.—The Queen's drawing-room.—Kemble and Mrs. Siddons.—Zachary Macaulay.—Warning letter from his parents.—War declared.—Morse approves.—Gratitude to his parents, and to AllstonCHAPTER VSEPTEMBER 20, 1812—JUNE 13, 1813Models the "Dying Hercules."—Dreams of greatness.—Again expresses gratitude to his parents.—Begins painting of "Dying Hercules."—Letter from Jeremiah Evarts.—Morse upholds righteousness of the war.—Henry Thornton.—Political discussions.—Gilbert Stuart.—William Wilberforce. —James Wynne's reminiscences of Morse, Coleridge, Leslie, Allston, and Dr. Abernethy.—Letters from his mother and brother.—Letters from friends on the state of the fine arts in America.—"The Dying Hercules" exhibited at the Royal Academy.—Expenses of painting.—Receives Adelphi Gold Medal for statuette of Hercules.—Mr. Dunlap's reminiscences.— Critics praise "Dying Hercules"CHAPTER VIJULY 10, 1813—APRIL 6, 1814Letter from the father on economies and political views.—Morse deprecates lack of spirit in New England and rejoices at Wellington's victories.—Allston's poems.—Morse coat-of-arms.—Letter of Joseph Hillhouse.—Letter of exhortation from his mother.—Morse wishes to stay longer in Europe.—Amused at mother's political views.—The father sends more money for a longer stay.—Sidney exalts poetry above painting.—His mother warns him against infidels and actors.—Bristol.—Optimism.— Letter on infidels and his own religious observances.—Future of American art.—He is in good health, but thin.—Letter from Mr. Visger.—Benjamin Burritt, American prisoner.—Efforts in his behalf unsuccessful.—Capture of Paris by the Allies.—Again expresses gratitude to parents.—Writes a play for Charles Mathews.—Not producedCHAPTER VIIMAY 2, 1814—OCTOBER 11, 1814Allston writes encouragingly to the parents.—Morse unwilling to be mere portrait-painter.—Ambitious to stand at the head of his profession.— Desires patronage, from wealthy friends.—Delay in the mails.—Account of entrée of Louis XVIII into London.—The Prince Regent.—Indignation at acts of English.—His parents relieved at hearing from him after seven months' silence.—No hope of patronage from America.—His brothers.— Account of fêtes.—Emperor Alexander, King of Prussia, Blücher, Platoff. —Wishes to go to Paris.—Letter from M. Van Schaick about battle of Lake Erie.—Disgusted with EnglandCHAPTER VIIINOVEMBER 9, 1814—APRIL 23, 1815Does not go to Paris.—Letter of admonition from his mother.—His parents' early economies.—Letter from Leslie.—Lett...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Samuel F. B. Morse; his letters and journals, ed. and supplemented by his son Edward Lind Morse; Volume 1. To get started finding Samuel F. B. Morse; his letters and journals, ed. and supplemented by his son Edward Lind Morse; Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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