Letters of a Lunatic: Or a Brief Exposition of My University Life, During the Years 1853-54

absurdity alleged American citizen AMERICAN ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETIES authority Bloomingdale Asylum BRIEF EXPOSITION brother Divine cause Chancellor cherished clique commence complain conduct connection consequence course Dear Sir,—I deem defend derangement disorder disordered mind duty ecclesiastical engaged Europe external fact flagrant G. J. Adler German Literature Give me liberty grave Hegel history of literature honor horrid vociferations Iliad imprescriptible iniquitous insanity insults intel intellectual freedom Isaac Ferris justice last winter letter liberty of academic Lunatic Asylum matter menace ment mind miserable months moral moreover nefarious never New-York night noises nuisance occasion odious outrage parties past perpetual persecution personal history personal safety Philosophy proceedings Prof professor punish purpose question rational recovered my usual regard religion religionists residence respectable literary institution scenes of scandal scholar sectarian step-father submission terror text-books tions trickster unfitted University versity vexations voice