Excerpt from Essays and Sketches of Character A short time convinced him of the error of his calculation, but did not alter his mode of life: he continued to employ a portion of his time in great bodily exercise, and devoted the remainder to an extensive though desultory reading. In his youth he had been rather a timid boy, and was supposed by his brothers somewhat deficient in constitutional courage; but as he advanced towards manhood, a moral courage had supplied this original defect; and during his residence on the coast he often voluntarily braved the dangers of the Sea in the most fearless manner: frequently he went out in boisterous weather on board one of the fishing boats, exposed of course to all the privations of his hardy companions, and often passed the night in alternately aiding them in their pursuits, and in contemplating the beautiful or awful scenes by which he was surrounded. Heat length purchased a boat sufficiently small to be managed by himself alone, and in this he passed the greatest part of his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Essays, and Sketches of Life and Character Than I had ever heard of: some few were in English; and one called, On the State of the Constitution, in a totally difierent hand. I suspect it was written by the gentleman, for there was only one, 'who used sometimes to pay my lodger a visit. With these papers in my hand, I 3went off directly to Mr. Longman; and he has given me some 'hopes that I may recover a part of my rent by their means. Who the author may be, I do not pre tend to say; or whether the last paper relates at all to himself: I leave that to the courteous reader; and I beg him to recollect, that I am not answerable for the opinions of a gentleman who has left his lodgings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Political Essays: With Sketches of Public Characters I AM no politician, and still less can I be said to be a party-man: but I have a hatred of tyranny, and. A contempt for its tools; and this feeling I have ex. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from East and West: Essays and Sketches The following Essays are published at the earnest request of a friendly circle to whom some few of the characters herein depicted are still familiar, living realities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Gentle Life: Essays in Aid of the Formation of Character But very many better and more reflective men than he accept the term as one which conveys much in a small compass, and which is in itself legitimate. Mr. Thackeray very well sums up the duties of a gentleman in a few queries which can only have one answer. What is it to be a gentleman says he; is2 the gentle life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Essays on the Formation of the Human Character The principle as now stated is a broad one, and if it should be found to be true, cannot fail to give a new character to legislative proceedings, and such a character as will be most favourable to the well being of society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Essays Historical and Biographical No sooner had the news of my brother's death spread last November than several requests were made that a selection of his sermons should be published. One friend, however, suggested that, as he had in a pre eminent degree the gift of sketching character and setting it forth with its surroundings, a volume of sketches should be issued first. The following have been selected from among many more. From the time when he studied in Berlin under Neander till his latest days he cultivated this gift. He lived among the heroes of the past, and yet no man ever took a deeper interest in the men around him. Goethe said of Shakespeare's characters that they are like watches with transparent faces. You not only see the hands pointing to the dial, but you see the working of the machinery inside. Much of the same nature are the sketches in this volume. We have included sketches of reformers, of missionaries, of poets, and of cotemporaries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.