Julia Ward Howe, 1819 to 1910 [Hardcover]

Laura E. Richards (Author), Maud H. Elliott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 087797196X | ISBN-13: 978-0877971962 | Publication Date: October 1990

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1915. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV "MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OP THE COMING OF THE LORD" 1908-1910; aet. 88-01 I have made a voyage upon a golden river, 'Neath clouds of opal and of amethyst. Along its banks bright shapes were moving ever. And threatening shadows melted into mist. The eye, unpractised, sometimes lost the current, When some wild rapid of the tide did whirl, While yet a master hand beyond the torrent Freed my frail shallop from the perilous swirl. Music went with me, fairy flute and viol. The utterance of fancies half expressed. And with these, steadfast, beyond pause or trial. The deep, majestic throb of Nature's breast. My journey nears its close -- in some still haven My bark shall find its anchorage of rest, I When the kind hand, which ever good has given. Opening with wider grace, shall give the best. J. W. H. The grandchildren were her chief playmates when Maud was in Europe. To them, the grave tone of the Journal, the tale of her public work, is almost unbelievable, recalling, as they do, the household life, so warm, so rich, so intimate, it seemed enough in itself to fill the cup to overflowing. She had said of herself that in social activities she "bled at every pore": but in these later years it was light and warmth that she shed around her, kindling whatever she touched. At her fire, as at Uncle Sam's, we warmed our hands and our hearts. When she entered a room, all faces lighted up, as if she carried a lamp in her hand. Day in, day out, she was the Gvter Camerad. The desire not to irritate had become so much a second nature that she was the easiest person in the world to live with. If the domestic calm were disturbed, "Don't say anything I" was her word. "Wait a little /" She might wake with the deep depression so often mentioned in the Journal. Pausing a...

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 826 pages
• Publisher: Cherokee Pub (October 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087797196X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877971962
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,019,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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