General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1896 Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company Subjects: Architecture / General Architecture / History / General Architecture / Individual Architect Architecture / Regional Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER HI BOSTON AFTER THE REVOLUTION. MARRIAGE 1787-1789 My bride, My wife, my life. O we will walk this world, Yoked in all exercise of noblPiul, And so through those dark gates across the wild That no man knows. Tennyson.
On my return to Boston, I was warmly received by friends, and passed a season of leisure, pursuing no business, but giving gratuitous advice in Architecture, and looking forward to an establishment in life. The portrait alluded to in the London letter is still in the family, and, with a miniature taken by Malbone, gives us an idea of the appearance of Charles Bulfinch at this time. The portrait represents a young man with powdered hair, a slender, oval face, smooth and boyish, with a bright color, and dark hazel eyes. The full lips are slightly i parted, a characteristic feature of his face. The dark eyebrows are strongly marked. The coat is of brown velvet, faced with yellow, and shows a white ruffled shirt bosom. A miniature painted by Malbone, not far from the same time, is similar in dress and general appearance. Mr. Bul- finch was of medium height, with a slender and very upright figure. His hair was black, or dark brown. He speaks of his own disposition as naturally grave; and it is said that, although he enjoyed conversation and general society, he was, to a remarkable degree, independent of company and satisfied to be alone. Those now living who can remember him in old age r…
