MEMOIR.

CHAPTER I.

CHILDHOOD AND EARLY YEARS.

'Howe'er it be, it seems to me,

"Tis only noble to be good:

Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith, than Norman blood.'

THE memoirs of our departed friends are valuable only as they contain a faithful record of their excellences and defects, and a full development of their opinions upon important points. An intimate acquaintance with a beloved friend may so enthrone him in our affections that there may be considerable danger of his excellences being too highly estimated, or of the blemishes of his character being unintentionally overlooked. A

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