tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post4174697272652165744..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: Bicentennial of Margaret FullerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-51915337683567544812010-05-25T22:47:23.837-04:002010-05-25T22:47:23.837-04:00Thanks so much for not-only your informative entry...Thanks so much for not-only your informative entry, but the connecting link to the MF bicentennial site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-81072463424844233522010-05-25T14:35:37.912-04:002010-05-25T14:35:37.912-04:00Yes, although say what you will about RWE not dir...Yes, although say what you will about RWE not dirtying his hands with toil (and I have some problems with the man as well), wasn't he pretty generous in financially assisting other Transcendentalists, such as Thoreau and Fuller (even if his wealth was the result of an inheritance from his first wife)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-84661481897422980102010-05-24T07:55:32.119-04:002010-05-24T07:55:32.119-04:00You are absolutely right about Thoreau and Alcott!...You are absolutely right about Thoreau and Alcott! That line was a subtle jab at my least favorite Transcendentalist, R. W. Emerson. :)Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-80146327745834744642010-05-24T01:00:58.302-04:002010-05-24T01:00:58.302-04:00Wonderful entry re Fuller, including that rafting ...Wonderful entry re Fuller, including that rafting experience! Just want to comment regarding your "more thinkers than doers" umbrella reference to the Transcendentalists. But weren't Thoreau--and Bronson Alcott--"doers" as well as thinkers? They both seemed to "walk the talk," along with Fuller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-50352435495281104572010-05-23T16:54:52.180-04:002010-05-23T16:54:52.180-04:00Who knew!? Imagine reading at 3. Loved the raftin...Who knew!? Imagine reading at 3. Loved the rafting story.Helen Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717941629877719386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-78166402271269403082010-05-23T11:26:48.887-04:002010-05-23T11:26:48.887-04:00A handsome tribute!A handsome tribute!Cheryl Harnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304712481691077891noreply@blogger.com