W. BOYD CARPENTER, M.A.,

VICAR OF ST. JAMES'S, HOLLOWAY, AND SELECT PREACHER BEFORE THE
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

"Beati spirti che nel sommo coro

Si troveranno, o trovano in tal grado Che sia in memoria eterna il nome loro."

PETRARCH.

IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

OF PERSONAL KINDNESS

These Sketches are Dedicated,

WITH PERMISSION,

TO THE

REV. J. B. LIGHTFOOT, D.D.,

CANON OF ST. PAUL'S,

AND

LADY MARGARET PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY, CAMBRIDGE,

BY ONE AMONG MANY

WHOM HIS WRITINGS HAVE HELPED.