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In like manner, nme penoni obtain the epithet ^«ait who hare no legitimate claim to inch a dli- tinctfon: and some otbeib haye really and legitimately such a claim/ who have nerer acquired its application. / There are many rfMmUancei and co«nl.^Uu,-- *. -^ X- ,iii^': ^'jdil. fe*»r ' "tT ,1011)6 penoni to nieh a dii- ittch a eliim/ / that whieh itiont. A rdne a leac^ i^w of id comufand of imana/a great itanjOng fo nii- n fbaraby pra- ^leir audienee. /of pairing off ntagaa (if a ne- lation, diitorted on, and almost •etofaddranlng fty» Mr Addifon, cMcer. Yea see u ever ttiey can , piece of paper, rician tominllut ig loinetiiiiee the lraI^nle. A deaf ape,lieia talking '•a a young man, leilor who never betued to twist tlM wagiof thme Dot able to utter merry than wimj It he had better « been remarked e amociatioM of qieakflofaman, I tnndc lay, coidd em whoaieaUa e observation has dd to th^ legal I of the amy of I of their oMtorir. fterwaids gaiiied rcnmlttante could Soms ■pedcers diveeted of them* lbs upon its edge, »peat8 the move- incredible indoftry conquered all these defects, and rose to his great eminence u the prineot and perfect model of oraton. All the abore- menUoned quaUAeatioBS ma> be possessed without the higher qnaUtict of the mind, which are essential to real elevation. Yet a man may be more popular who merely possesses them, than one who is endowed with tl^ose higher qualities, and is destitute of these ornaments. Popu- larity and abilify are not always identical. That which giitteia, how- OTor, is in som« ^inarteis more admired than solid gold itself. Th* orator paints Witli words; the intellectual man places before ns sub- stantial forms, and the essential attributes and properties of things Good paintings are l^autiful, and worthy of admiration } but some ad- mire them more than realities. Those qualities, especially those con- stHnting trae and genuine oratory, possessed, in addition to intellect of a high Older, are elements of greatness : bat they will neyer entitle a man to soeb a distinction, who is deif«f«^e of solid intellectual endows ments. In other words, although pratory, and external ornaments are ▼a^lo auxiliaries, yet the mere foesession of them exclusively, dp«f Mkt constitute true greatness.^ ; / FovouroUs dreunutmf^ hxtt raised some individuals to dis- tinction. Such persons have been drawn into a sphere of action by some casnality, or stirring event; and have been sustained for a timo by a series of favourable occurrences. In consequence they have beei^ aroused to some eoncprrent exertion and efforts, they would otlienvife never have attempted.* The nature of the events were such, that they t^mncyto ment Others have no action at all, but stand like statues. 1 shmild narrowly Watch Uiemselves, and carefblly correct eve „ ^ any particular habit, attitude, or manner, for which they feel any predi- • Since the above was penned, a notice has appeared of Lord George* Bentincfcw in Fras^i Magazine for July 1846, from which I will extract a fow sentences in illustration. ** He was too much occupied with liis tain jeet to be able to strike out any new style of oratory for himself i, it was enough to be aUe tb deliver his speech with average ability. So he trusted to oM, time-honoured forms m action, intonation, and delivery. Until within the last twenty years, the general characteristics of public speakers were very simflar. A tediously stow delivery/extreme pomposity, v^bo- sity, and monotony action, in what has been termed the ** pumj^handle*' stylOa^tnarked them all. The crowning virtue of this ^le^, in the eyei nf its nroiteors, seems to be, to end every sentence mtended to be emphatic wia a #idden jerk and a twang. Lord G. Bentinck fell natnralljr into this style when bo first begWi his recent opposition ; but wnflict, and Ae in- fluence of example, have altojed his style, even in tins bnef space of tmie, 99A has adaiit'ed his style much more to the modem tastes of the House of Gommons.'*^ « We Wve spoken of his elevation as being an accident of the Anti-Com-UwiOgitation. Certainly but for tiie eflect of tiiat agitation he would>ave c^j|pBNi|^ silent member of ihe House of Commons. It '\f .^lisMai!t,td^&i^c^%.si&.aB!^ksiBjia:^S^& 'PMffllf ^ must have been ateolutely stupid had they not dUplayed «me ac- tirlty. These events have, to all appearantev ^eh directed by their skiU, but in fact, have been brought to pass in a manner portly provi- dential, in consequence there has been a halo of gtery shed around them, sun thert have been no profound plans emanfctirtg froto them- Mlves, neither any clearsighted wisdom in directinj^ the machinenr inoperation. Notwithstanding their favoorabld position ; their minds batfnever been expanded ; their intellectual capacity has never been enlarged : por has their amount of knowledge ever l»e«n matenaUy In- eisased. It must be admitted that it designates a hiind possessed, at least, of ability amounting to mediocrity, to ke«p up with those events, or ^ey would not have derived profit from them to aiiy extent, how- ever fkvourable : for there have been persons thus circumatanced who haveinnodegree derived any advantage fromthcin,yeib who have only made them the occasion of demonstrating their imbeciUty. But itis a sbU • neater proof of decided and superior ability, when any man, witt many impediments, and laboring under many discouragements mani- fests the force of his powers, by controlling those untoward evenhi, and rising above them all into distlncUon. Where great powers of ^md are pUessed by an individual, it becomes a matter of nicesri^, by an inwLdprTmpting, to pt them into action: J^^^f^^J^^itl petusofhismind. He overcomes many and gre^dimcdti«h-leve^ high, and smoothes rugged places : stem* the. t^toit, md ^^ tiS^? the diamond bursts the crust by itit friction of its own acUvity, and shines with splendour and briUiancy. There are times and^aea. Mna which enable a man to distinguish himself, but flioeeiimeB theB(j- selves would not be so much distinguished but for men who are clear- headed ; of strong and mighty minds ; who can grasp eyeij circum- s^e,and^n Jevents./ It is sometime, difficult to aaeertwn when the times have influencediie men, and when the men have coi^ttened (he times, and when e«i^ have mutuaBy opetated «pon ^e oUier, ^eUtSoa«.istheZegeneraL Volumes ^i,^tbr^«led, ai^l m (jtftJlM^been filleMnth e xamples of such noble indivi^ttal^ f r ffiucb to aroiiae^him from his indolence, and tempt W***""^": their pro ;) ■ ( - .i . ^ . j ....y.. j g.-^ lyed sdin« ac- irected by their rJNirtly protl- )ry shed around tirtg frotn them- the machinery on; their minds has never been in materially in- ind possessed, at ith those erents/ by extent, how- cnmsianced who I, who have only y. But His a still* any man, with agements ihani- neard events, and powers of intnd n^cesnty) by m hisre- iild% temgU4 to in political -.F. was pill ^i "but after* Itnost totally bttttial>fe to answer; iiirebfbDth. *■ Pij^miM are pigmies still though nta m Aipa, * Ami pynmiim an pjrrunida in vales," .We must also admit that howsoever great the innate etpibiNtlftof » man may be, yet he must have scope for action ; for even aone of th« brightest geniuses have been indebted to favottra)>le eventfe wUh wMoh they h«ve been connected. Blen of considerable ability may ramafai in obscurity for want of fkvourable opportnnities^ and « waste ttieir sweetness-in the desert air.'' And even gems of the first water may be hid in the « dark caverns'^ of the ocean ; but such a man wtmM still possess intrinsic qualitiea of an eminent nature. Their eipoene to the free air and invigorating sun give elegmce to their ferm,«bril« liancy to their colour, and lustre to their veiot. Though eminent geniuses may o/ten, yet they can^toiimiyt originate sueh <^portuiU* ties. The causes of Anti-Slaveiy, of Bepeal, and of Free l^rade, hava pven occasion for the exhibition of som^eindividuahKwlioofterwise, 'perhaps, might have remained in oblivion.^ We sheut^ peihaps, have known nothing of Wilberforee, of (VConiBell, and oft^obdta, but for (lie causes alluded to, in which they have respectively been deeply engagMl. There are often greatand stirring questions and etents, out and often a great man is ««>t popular. , ^re ftoUiKSS if the means of tho elevation of janous P«^"»-»^H have very Uttie else to recommend them. Such persons ttMess. no ddicacy of feeUng, no •?te„ perception of accuracy. ^'^ d«^ »* «.mething, right or wrong, and happen to be right } and, therefore, IZ-iime dis^tion. By vario^s effort, they keep themselve. for a time In a favorable porition with tho pubUc, unUl they commit some •oregiousbhwderi and then they sink to their own proper level. In 2SS, we may M^y, «:arcely any p«r«m wiU rife to much eminenca withoutV sufficient degree of confidence. D. Stoiier wa. an exeep. tion : but although he had timidity in excess, yet he possessed great Smial^ner^, which pre.«.d him forward. Self-respect jndjj^lf- Xideiice act reciprocally on each other. The absence of self-respect Sducei a want of self-confidence. Tho individuri suppo^w the ah- Miiee of thow quaUtie. and attraction, which wouW render him accep- .h«^ecome.debaMdinhi.o>wneye.,an4inhi. person he be- tnya'tiie c6nditi<» of hi. mind. In the presence of persons^hort ho *ea2iid«.«uperiwh« adsin a bashfiO, cowtrained and awlninird man- B^ he feS afraid of .peaking, acting, or undertaking any tiitog which would exhibit him. .. \ a* lilf^Wng spirit i. • .u,e «gn of mt^^^ cinwiou. of hi. own gmci^ will never be found adorned witii the fea- Sof Um» pei^cockj nei&eiwilloneoonsciou. of hi. own jtrength SS!lhefo!XtheUon'..p;hehasnothi,g^ avodldaie.. He i. not afraid of being underrated^ and wiU therefore 2UtoSn<> appear true t7nature, a^ in all the simpUcity of origi- S^^laie baboon will noWbe a man : for whatsoever trick, he may 5^^^^ may .trut with con«»^ntial air, he ha. not the K tmm irf a man. ::r,''ic hm 1M * fit mo^- 1 b^f^'4 #T'?fry*'# biy followed by or judgment of, public have no iaecboof seo- icy. A. popular 111 not popular. ( ouf p^noniy wlHt iisons l^biieM. no X Tbef dashat } and, therefore, thenuelrea for a ey commit lome proper lerel. In I much eminenca t waa an excep* B pOMeised great respect and lelf- nceofself-retpect supposes the ab* ■ender him accep- 111 person he be- personswhoDl ha ^ awkward man- rtiJung any th&ig: ihara^ter. A man Bed with the fea- hia own strength do with fictitioua and will therefore simplicity of origi- >thing. The mon- ever tricks he may ir, he has not tha ay be acquired by oally been the case many preparatory : m«oh o^Kposed to mi efort of genius* lloed a fit opportu* w^ ■ • 11 ■ * ; ■ nity—have moved in their sphere— hare acted on thsir plans, and 1 gained all the credit of haring performed a great opeimtion : whoreas they never had the grnius or ability to'originate such pUds thenaalTei* It would not be difficult to name persons who have passed for original geniuses who have only been mere imitators aiid plagiarists* An office msy have been occupied by one who has long toiled in prepaying ori- ginal principle from which| when combined, to produce some grand display: anothler may enter upon it and simply throw the principles, -thus prepared to their hands, together, and they are jimalgamated and eoiastructed into new and iwautiful forms. Has ititot often been so in* civil, soeifil, literary, philanthroprc, and religi^s lifet 'Amerieot Vespucius was not the discoverer of the new i^orld ; yet it baais his name : many of tho reputed inventors of the ^ost useful discoveries qf the present time received their first hints (nia others. -Baikes did not commence the first Sabbath School ; yet/ne ii reputed, the fouofet : the idea of free trade did not originatejwith Cobden; yet.he reeeivet the honours to the almost entirt exolusioii of its originators, and hia ^ coadjutors. . ■"'■ ,. ^ /■•'■"■ ■"■^^\. ■ ■. ' : Notwithstanding every species/of counterfeit, ahd every instance of mistakiB,tiitr« is such a thuig as true greatness, whether it be known, m in the shidi» itf^^oiQo^^ the individual be a.^ king or a subject, a public or ii/private miinr.""nitl qualifiuati e tt er in cc a itself in erery art and sciende, and even in the common pursuits of, life. It is seM conspicuously in the fine arts, where befauty. of con- ception, elegance of designn, genius^ and the nicest judlgmen^ are dis- played; giving form, Wmmetry, and grace^to the shapeless Uock, and causing the dull mvas to smile with el^arms of elegaikce. It is equally evinced in theyideas of the mind being embodied in the reali- ties of description. /'^ere are several kinds of greatness of chspneter,' as moral greatness, /greatness in tn/«flecf, and greatnei» Sn 'MNon* Greatness in action/ springs from the former; yeiilt is'£stinetastb' identity* In these remarks I have to'Hmit myself ; to greatMss in tn< lUgfaer,-uid deeper, than something else) witii which it ii compatied. Each term has a reCeri^ie to tiie SEveiige state of man. Ohieiyrtiiin fixes an average of oaiiability, and givee; na the idea of grei^i^ll; and in judging of any tnan^ at once the ttiyd ..^SiMl M v^^mw'*'^, •im»t>%^ 7 „,«, *, iMtaxM .« *« orafatiy e.i**wi •'-•»."* ■''•""• ^kto with ii»t»«. of ■«» rf ..takrily. •i.d 4«.>. «<» diff.t«»«. • •»• opiritotl int.llig.»«. which ™n«««l *•«''"«•/« «,«, »d h. . may h.». .*rf.li.h.d » .Lntil « woU » mj^ ..y 1»« •..« good t. ..«tltol. !»«« ..ri.wthT,t..U«irf«.p^ bilidco. YrtIw.rtdn.lta.01Kmm.t»mU..d-ti"»««n»^ r»hit potot Bot,tow.T.r thi. may b.,H •Pl«". »"''^'V'^ L, .Ithohgh i. » g»tf degrt. d.p.nd.«t on thorn, » » "^ Kn^im. W« p«ci« ohject. ttooo^ the nodum l«g. «»«.«d. Iff thdr «- '^r-— «ti«y«H» «-*!««-' wi» -h«., win «.« u .nt«» ' r««!*S^ ««<««. <^ opPrdmrion i. » »»* f "~ .^.riiUg idM%« h»toatoR.«y .«h« qmwym. bywUA h«iioh. liMyj«o» ted gTMt «*«niiyi»ffyDg »«d«i«*. MfMioMaliM or ttwMn wkl<** »ht ■ ' "■' ' •-•« •• o<>lo«- "" I ■■• ,v*. . d«f iiceocdingly. gintlly of equal in the cointnic- I drcumstanlial, rant organie con- isrences ; bni, kn )nttitiit« the only rod the throne of appeal to have IS of his creatite I well at to aoei- imagine that God vatieties of eapa- istinet affinaatka lan probable that ;ipUne and edaea- Bih) as in maiinal iam of the senses, le sensoriom ia our giitf,atleaal,Clod Kf be cQDTinced of M>ndiices to oar in- f of sope ^kinds, , The iwnses may Bdneatiooy may en- wiU h«T« the tike minds by their tn- f eertain great qoft- ^, either sepan^ly nil serre as eriteiia is a mark of tne term, to signify Ihe synigpyme bywUdi il^ngaaadeqvite Oar great dificuHy in representing troth is in eommanicating the eisct eopy ef ow own idea, or of the objeet itself, arising, in a great mea- sare, from the want of a clear eonceptaon of it in oar own sninds. Complex ideas an espedslly difficult of apprehension, Inasmnch as it rarely occars that we scqutre a complete representatioa of their arche- typea. Hence eodUiss misapprehensions, and misanderstandings of meaning, and hence tha, necessity of frequent explanations and cor- rections. It evidently appeam that it is a mark of intellectual power to readily comprehend a thing, especiaUy such thinp as are comptox and dificult. We love to hear a man deliver his sentimesits whoae words are as fays of U^ht clearly iUuminating our «fwii oBdeatandiiig ? and we feel pained to listen to one who is all asatiguity, who hacassa" rily pnszles and perplexes you. The error of a mian is grairt wha, ibr the purpose of deception, nses ambiguoos language. "^^ ^^^~7T It mist be of deep importance that the commanicatof of ideta wiiil* kkim^f cle«ly coneeive their exact nature, and not lapreaaat a co|f nate for an essence. The mind is, to a certain degree, inherently par* eipient of the properties of matter. The pereipient pdwaia are, kMTr ever, limited by the senses, and by the brain as the seuseriimik ly if Kttle addition to th» scateness of the senses, and to tfce susceptibility of ^ brain, our capabilities of acquiring ideas mij^ be B«oh in- creased. These orgins may be injured, or hnpreyed 5 and, oene- quently, oar powers of apprehension diminished, or Increased. Ivaiy" thing that can injure the senses should be abided. T# improve their power we shouldv^erdfce, train, and educate the senses. A great deal also depends on mental exercise itself. For some use^Temtrks and directiti^, on clearness of conception, see Watt's Logic, Pt. I., ch. 6. :■'■'■ \ ^''' '.■'_* " a. ExpoMum, or cwnprdurmonf is, a mark of trne greatness at mind. ..-. ._^^^ / 1 do not mean by this expression prolixity, ^xhuberant diffusivvMSS,/ or florid veriwsity ; but a reach of thought, a gresp of mind^ a widft sweep of observation, a far-^ightednesT, with power to grasp an ampto range of ideas, and to concentrate them into one solid mass. It^ia the Mtelkictaal power of aeqoiring ideas of the complex kind in distin»- tion from simple idea^ acquired by m^re pereeptioii. It la the pew«i «f eonaldering ft subject in its concomitants and coBiexions-*4«iifl ita pw«ral p*rU«alftr Atets into othtr facts mora limple and compraheiuiTe, M M to be enabled to apply thoee general fa(U« or lawi of nature, to a njnthetieal ejqilanation of particular phenomena. The powen of abstraction, and generalization, aw mark$ of, and ilM meoM of improTing the intellectual el|aracter. Generalization is ezteiiding our viewi from a parUcuUr object to a cla« of objeote of the^ same nature, or from a species to aj genus. AbstraeUon is the power of separating the combinations which are associated in an ob- ject j or, the power of considering certain qualities or attributes of an okject apart from the rest. That which distinguishes man aborr Uie bcnte is the power to classify objects, and to employ signs as an instru- mmd of tlMMght. The irrational animal, whatsoever sagacity it may^ possess, does not abstract or classify— it has instinct, but not reason. And the difference between Aian and man is the greater or less degraa of power or habit of this nature he possesses. The civilized and cuh tivated man differs in his mental character from the savagd, beeauM tha habits of civilized life, and the sciences he studies, tend to farai- liariae the mind to general terms. There are many individuals among the vnlettend por^ns of mankind who possess the faculty of reason- ing to as great, or e^n to a greater extent, than the cultivated philo- sophers-men of originally strong minds; but this faulty uhy them employed principally about particulars, and therefore their sphere is limited ; while the conclusions of the learned are more extensive, in eoniequenee of the habitual employment of more comprehensire terms. .' ■ ■ ,V . tFi* is nothing more than the power of calling up these associatione at pleasure, or a mind naturally apt at associations. A person not abaoiutely witty, but who is, in some quarters, called atmarf man, partieipatep of this faculty in a large proportion. A fancifill mind may form associations where there is no real con- naxien, no proper analogy, and may be led into error,.and become ridleuloae and absurd. Judgment is requisite to guide us in this, and in every pther particular. " ^.,_ • , , The mind of such a person as I am now attempting to describe is of Mch a eharacter m induces him to acquire, arrange, and classify, all the facts and cireumstances wdich fall under his observation. The exact nature and special qualities of a thing cannot be truly delineated #it]ioal iOfih a method. There cannot be a relation witiioutthinga ralated; and no subject can be exhibited in its true light without the comidwrtifln of the relations in which it stands^ ij«i>> light is cast ea<^ing by' considering it, not barely in ilii iiUliiiiM""»> ^^^ *^ m ,'.;■« 15 iomprthenliTe, of a«tur«| to a markt of, and eneralixation is m of objecta of itnetion btho liated io an ob- ittribtttei of an man aborr the M as an inttru- lagacity it majr^ but not reason. . r or less degrea rilized and eul-> lavagd, beeaoaa a, tend to fami- lividnals among ulty of reason- ttltirated pbtlo- ;nlty ia by them their sphere if tre extenaiTe, in comprehensive lese associadona A person not d a tmart man, i is no real.eon- Tor^and become I us in this, and to describe is of and classify, all iservation. The truly delineated n without tlunga ight without the NMhligbtitcast ir e, bu t al s o as it stands in (elation with other things ; and theie should be carefully traced out, not by a mere collection of facts, but by their arrangeuMnt and generalization. This method will lead ut to new and sound prin» eiples, and safe conclusions : and thus we shall be enabled to dednae from them iknporUnt truths. On the other band, a thing sometliBoa needs to be stripped oi all its associations, «nd to be eontanplated, ' naked and alone— in its own abstract nature. This is necessaiy Io guard the mind from that bias it might acquire from the manner in which a thing is connected with other things, l / ' A person accustomed to investigate |hings on the principles of aiiO«' eiation, generalization, and abstraction, acquires a vast store of par- ticulars by which to illustrate any subject. Variety marks all the disquisitions of persons of this class. They aflTord a clear light, Imd exhibit a beautifully luminous picture of every subject they present, to as to delight the imagination of the hearer or reader, and to feast his intellectual powers. It requires a capacious or a great mind to take a eomprahalisita survey of a subject. It is possible for a superficial thinker to take a wide view of some parts of a thing, while he omits to eonridar U aa a whole, and to include^the whole in one comprehensive view. * ■' h There are some men #t)o possess such comprehensive pcpen that they appear to have an almost instinctive perception of abetraet truths. In general we have to undergo incredible pains for the pvl- pose ofascertaining the chain of relations which exist between thing«. The laying together of ideas remote from each other without tracing the intermediate links is one of the highest marks of intellect* Reap soning consists altogether in comparing between themselves two terms so aa to draw an appropriate conclusion, or inference, from them. Superior intellectual beings do not come at truth by thegv»- dual hnd slow method we do. By reasoning we proceed from onk truth to another, until, by coming to the higher class of truths, we toma to some satisfactbry conclusion. But at one glance they see whatever truth is present to their understanding with all thei.cettaUltjr and clearness that we see th^ most self-evident axiom;i^ The nearer we appfpM}^, in this particular, to the higher orders of intelligence, the more we demonstrate greatness of intellect. And there are in* diTidnidBwho can,to a certain degree, seize upm the analogy of thingi without traeing one by one all the intermediate ralatiqna. They have no need to dwell minutely upon everjr step, bnk an an* abled to take Ip^iitli one glance a wide range of related ,tr«tih }Id discern intrifililii^iiil Tftmntn relations ; to discover immediately the -7-^ 'tA ^W' 'XS <- m,. ^ c> *■ • •nUN ■»!«» of Ihf tttbjtct with all iU AMoointioni tod conne«- Than uf lomc ptnoni who havt « nataral conpreheotirtiitM ol mio4{ btt» wbethtr natunl or ouittirfd it i« an emineDt mark of intollootatl gnatnett. Tho imiUUT* arta nay b« acquirad with a anall dogfta of iBlell|ct. It it poaaiblo to^mmil to memory and to Ntain long roeitali ; to b« apt at, and axaet in copying and imitating TtrioM ■poolmani, with bat a imall ihart of inUlloctnal powor. The cleTemeM of roma persona «0MiiU in things of thia nature : thoae who aro tho moat apt ami correct in soch matters are accounted tho moat cleeer men. A man may acquire a knowledge of aeveral bngiiagea>-may have a memory etored with aome hlitbry without going into the philoeophy of either language.or hiatory, and posaeea aftar all but litUe of what ia truly great. Tho reader will perceira bora and elsewheie, in these obierrations, that the palm is awarded to reason. It is reason which distinguishes man : and in proportion t»Uie perfection of the reasoning fatuity is man's eminence among ,r«Uoial beinga. , I ha^ aaid it if in proportion u man progresses in the power of forming general ideas that he advances in the scala of intellectual greatness. But ha -la far from adrancing in the scaTo of popalarity in the same proportion. Indeed, generally, the roTerse is the fact. 4ba intellectuality, especially in those higher and more abstract powera, advances, he is less popular. The man who exeitea the pasaions, raises the imagination, or pleases the common taste, by wit, iTcommott-place remarks of a trite and odd character, will be po- pular. I could illustrate these sutementa by exampb, on either hand/ Not but an intellectual man will please such u are of rofined 4aatoand greatly culUvated underttanding } but Ihere are few of such in ihtpofulace) and because they do not abound in any given audience, the rule, as above, will apply. ^ Among politicians Lord Brougham; and among divines Dr. A. ClatlU) M'Nichol, W. Jajr^ and Hamilton, of Regent Square, Lon- don, are eminent examplof of this quality of mind. 84 A ttwly and briUiont imaginatum'iM accounted a striking proof of greatnees of cbaracter. Tha e»stenca of this quality is necessary to form some other cba- taclariatics, ai it forms f^onstituent of their coropoaition. Foiin- «laiica, iiibUme, or profound ideaf, may in part he iadebttd to the ' imagiMttien lor their conception. Yet it is idwliied al a diatinot q^lificallon. W^ w •^■fjs O.., \ / ■VK* n .fl" I and conntc- 1 a itrilriDg piMf InaginatioD it • •!#)> or two in advanet of approhanilon. Tbinga apprahtndad bj tba inUllaet throagb the madiam of tba Miiaaa pro* doea impreition or a parecptiun, and' conception eaeeaede, whieh It tbe power of re-produeiag the perception. But in imagination tbera is a choice, and aelection by the mind among a variety of eireum- atancea and objeeta, and a new combination of them, by which an entire new picture ia produced. Imagination ia manifeated either in forming new eonception8| or in newly combining thoee already ia ezistenet.^ The effnaiona of a brilliant imagination produce a pleaaing and atrong impreaaion ; and eauae the poaaeaaor of aueh a qualiAcation to thine. But the impreaaiona made are not ao laating aa thoee pro- duced by realitiea of a aublime or profound nature, or indeed aa thoaa ariaing from the aimple atatement of fkciM in general ; and for the plain reaaon that the underatanding and judgment are not ao much eoncemed in the impreaaion. 4. SublimUy ia a mark of greatneaa of mind* Sublimity, in ita literal meaning, ia that which ia high and loftyi grand and majeatic. Sublimity of atyle liea in the nobility of tha aentimenta. A aublime writer or apeaker aoara abore tbe ordinary and leaa important claaa of topiea, and carriea you into unexplored regiona. Writera and apeakera of thia claaa excite in ua idoM of an eloTating, awful, and magnificent kind t they produce our high ad* miration. There ia alwaya a charm in their ptodu^tiona. Homai ^d Milton, are aublime ; but eapecially thi^Holy Scnpturea. True ^atneaa here manifetta itself. The ordinary mind gro?eli» and ia occupied with thoughta which are of a common and ordinary character. Hia expreaaiona are repetitiona of atereotyped common* place terma. They may be aofind and good in themaelirea, but by their eonatant repetition they lose all their force, and become flat and inanimata— « dull round of worda without ajririt dr life. The diTine haa erery thing in the themes whieh ftJl to hif disens- sion to awaken the sublimest sentiments. There are no topics ao high and eleTating as those which fall under his proTinee. Tha myiterlea of redSmpfion, considered either in the Redeenery in Ihe redeemed, in that from which they are redeemed, or in that to whieh by redemption they are exalted, bare heighta into which wa ean MOTer soar. Homer and Virgil sang of the ruin of aclty, tha fata' of warriors, and the rise of new goTemmenta* Thiy adomad theii; »ct with a ip b ndid machin e ry of c e l e stials m in gling with th t lii m- -M # „_, But MoMi wroU of tb« produ«)|i|^&;hing« oat of •otli- Inti tnd tb« morning •Un trt nnt^9^Wm\ng Ih.lr •nlh.oii of pr«ia«: tb« proph.t. tnd t^l^.iMt of Iht wdtmplion of • ^bolf rt«« of !•?••<» Ipmojiyi from'*ftupendoui ruin— of tht fi«tl windiiHC «P of all MUflPtff.irt-lhe gr.nd coniummation of all thiogt; of th« ril« tnd fall of kingdomi, all iahaarflng tb« parpo$«s of that grind coniommaUon. And hara tha conquaring Son of God rapraaanti bimtalf u again alavattd to tba tbrona, and wlaldlng all tb»lr daatinlaa b^ bis own Almighty anargy.- Hara ca- laatial balngi truly combioa in tha awful drama, and form m machlnary' bayond all human invention. All mankind are acton in it of thair aoTanU part*— «ll daaply intarastad. Dirinaa ara calif d upon to uaa tbaaa matariala, to ataociata tbara at thal^plf atura, io as proparly to impraaa, and duly to atimulata and to dlract mankind. Wbara ala* •rt to be found aucb topica, inch rtiatariala T Yat aoma praacbara will Introduce tbeee themes in such a common-place manner u rntbar to excite satiety and disgust, than admiration. There ia no isaociation in their ideaa— no proper blending of causes and effects ao as to produce those thrilling emotions wliicb the subject b ctlen- Uted to Inspire. . The Christian poet has an id?anUge over every other wooer of the into theSK&by You|^ilMi#tod Pollok, and eren by Pope in his flKRen theftpproach subjects of this natu^. The fear of prolixity causes me to refrain from even briefly referring to aoma animating and rapturoua descriptions, but which will be fresh to the minds of the lovers of sacred poesy. But yet how sUle and doll are some writeri ol verse whenever they verge oo subjects of thisnataTO. 9 6. Frqfvndity designates intellectual greatneai. The term in its verbal form signifies to dive to the bottom which is at a considerable or remote distance. Its application to the human mind designales a depth of penetration— a capability^or the percep- tion of tha causes which produce the effecU which, as phenomena, ptMMDt themselves to our notice. Such a person does not merely dwtU on obvious particulars— does jpt merely scan the surface and exfarior, but dives into the abyss. The ordinary mind deals in bart att4 banen generalities, sometimes, it is true, with some exUmal attractions, but not to the satUfacUon of any deep-thinking hearer. A profound divine comes to the very botlom-4ht fcwdation of every '"W ■t It %, rallgloas tralh. The tiipfrticlil fliiff lleiy «tkt •» •ectii»it« ti cursiou, »n|«t, bit^ ' h« do«s Dorticaf at* Ui« avrfaMiind d»aa not IMnI giOi and prtc|M« ' ■tonat : tha prafounU Aian bringi up traatdrta froto t^ daap. JP Tha diflaranca balwaana philoaophti md an wJlintry fbaariercou- alitf In thia : nao in f anaral ragard thinga aceordlag to ^It ontward appaarancaa only ; tb« pbiloaopbar by eloaa and aadttotifle obaarva- tion, and analyzation of all tbeir pbanomaoa, tii^Hltkuio ib9 arcana of phyaicti and meiaphyiical exiatanca. He diailipvi tioaa aacrtt; apriogi of action called iaiot of natur§ ; ha Aacertdlw th« caiiMt of ovary rati and actual gfpoaranef or ocearrenca ; h« #aaigiia raoaona for tbioga aa tbay ara, aa far aa they oi«y ba aacef<|faiad. A pro-^ foond fhaologian preaanli, ao to apaak, Khe phiioaoflf of raligion ; ha aaeartaina, and connaeta tha cauiea of tha rarioi«i«ioeta ha haa occaaion to daacriba. A paraon of depth or pntfondity, in tha early atagaa «f bb iearaar, will fraqaantly appear aluggiah, and dcatituta of quicka^iof apprf hanaioo, Yivaeit^ of thouglti and rapidity of action* Jpraquirat long and careful invoatigatioB to mature hia thoaghta. tla maaC ad- ▼anea atep by atep. He if ilow to give expreaaion to hia thooghtf| until 4hay beconie engraftedi into and combine with the raalitlea ojf hia aool. A pracoeioua genlMJiJdom provet a profound man } bt aeldom advaneea anything b^ond hia starting point. Pcraona d| « prolound out of mind in earif life are often tho||)|;ht to be only. At for* th« mean drudgeriea of lif«,and are for a time mueh undenralued. I could name peraon«, who, for the reaaona above aaaigiked, have been all but rejectee! from aituationa which they have lubaequantly adonoM by their great talenta, and diatiasniahed ability. Take an iuafalice or two already on record. The tdenta of the Emperor Charlei Tl un- folded themaelvea alowly, and were" late in attaining maturity. Iv later lijp he wu accnatomed to ponder every aubjeet with which he had to cope with a careful and deliberate attenlioii. In eonaequenco oftheae qualifications of mind, he was never raah or - precipitate ia aetloD; but alwaya cautioua. In the earlier ategea of hit projeete, hia oi^nente often gained advantagei, but finally he genoraNy came off triumphant. He haa been univeraally acknowledged |e a peiMHi' of fertile and uncommon genius, and high capaUUty for any emptoy* Aent. Aoussean WM slo# in acquiring ^owledge, and had an inaj^ titude of meaioqr* Yet he possessed accurate discriminaUon, antf He could lecognkw principl#s, and fn»» ^ti y I M * s s. if' -I-"' i*'f;^^<-*y^i'i^'} ■" ' ifS*^^ »' "^ ^ -^ * f'^'l»")f'"M'^ *'t" ■ ' -^^^i 20 dimenUl truths y and ba4 wute pow«n of penetration into tlie Meret ipringt of human affeetioipa and action!. 6. C/mlw Is i mark of a great man. There are but lew real geniuses in the world. By dint of applica- tion men may make grCat proficieney, and even discoveriee in sdence, who may hare lio real genius whatever for them. Genius is not taste^ imaginationJinTenUon, or judgment. It is an extraor- dinary talent, aptitude, or,capacity of mind, whichwe receire from natut, for #ny thing. Thus, a genius for mathematics, poetry, po- lities, mechanics, &e. 1 Taste is similar, bat genius is a higher faculty. It is more limited in its sphere of operation than taste. A roan may have a taste lor various things, bat he has ieldom a genius for several, and generally but fdr onf . A man may have a tasie for a thing which he has not genius to execute. Inveiition is similar, but it ^i^Bti in its essence* A peison may invent manV things, without possesiing that extiaoi^- dinary aptitude of mind wh^ch entitles it to the appellation of genius. Its essential difference appears to lie, in the intension and extent of IheabiUty. .:.--• '• • 1 ' ' "^ V ^^^ The constituent parts of genius aie strong uhderstanding, and a lively imagination : the essential property, is a just taste. It may properly be considered under two distinctions, i. e., either as an aptness in grasping at, and forming, hew principles ; or in ob- serving, and newly combining, arranging, and generaUxing, those already in existence. Considered thus, it has been designated tiiMfi- iwe genius, and o&servingr genius. The latter, however, does not rise moch superior to quickness of apprehension. In this last divi- sion of genius, principally lies the talents of a large class of men called c^eer men. In tht former division there is exemplified a ^y giaatman., " '^' ■■■■ j 7^ Con^Ux power is a proof of inteUectual jgreatness. 1 A power to carry on two or three operations of mind at the same time. This power, every person who suceeeda at alt aa a pubUe speaker, must, and does possess in some degree. Some speakers possess it to a remarkable ejitent. They are generally said to.have mveh idf-fottmum. Soeh penMns have their minds well possessed of their subject, so as to be able to adapt and vary it to casnaltiea wbleti may occur, and at the same time to be able to attend to BMn- aer, tme of voice, and action; and wm also cowjentaneously, and aOmitely, mark every emotion of the eongrH9!l|||t Each of these ■'v^~ l-j:i^.!-jiSsAssd^ki^!t . T1- " «" -s-fc' 21f and [one parlieulart nquirei leparata mU and operatioQ^ of the mio^i one iingle operation appeara to eoneent^te all the fiu>a(ti^Bi< oMect } and there appean to be snffioient in eaeh one of these 8^(i to occupy the individual attention. To attend to all theie o«»|ecti at one and the same timoi to any considerable degree, muil b>^ cm- sideied as a criterion of great power and strength of mind, '^::- Some speakers commit their thonghto to paper, and trantfer the contents of their paper to their niemory. During the time of reettd- Iton, all the power they possess is concentrated to what they havtf to deliver. They cannot deviate or vary in the least particular) and the* least disturbance deranges their lubject Such pertoni have mistaken their calling : they were never intended for public sptaktif* Yet how many of these deliveir their cut-and-driedmorcean in the > senate, on-^he platform, and 16* the pulbit. At the bar they cannot succeed. Neither will they any i^hele «ver rise to eminence. Every where the subject should be well digested—but no where pur- sued as a mere exercise of piemory. I have known men, who, from mere strength bf memory, have reated iorte of the moat bfilliant compositions of the most eloquent divinesi These haTC been thovghl for a time eztiaordini^ry men. They ought to be held up to general execration. In all such cases, I stiould not scruple to exclaim to their eulogiilrs, «f Alas! my masters, fc^r it was borrowed P»-hmp rather stolen. I io not wish to be misui^derstood. I do not intsiiid to suggest that the writings of others aiie not to be consi|Uii,* an$ their thoughts treasured up. But this is Uttrely different 0^ the ^ object of my animadversions. S. There Is another quality of mind soJnetiroes mentioned as l^ plicable to intellectnai greatnesB, viz., strlmgth qf mindi Strictly^ and literally speaking, strength does not mkrk extent ; but the term great applied to the measure of diind is properly analo|;ical,^«if although it may guide us in some conclusiotjas, yet its liten&~tp|^Uca- tlon Cinnot be rigidly adhered to. Strength or vigour, force, and energy of mind, may, therefore, be an essential idea in ascertaining its t]|tent of intellectual capability. j But this attribute of mind is not to be considered as separate aa^l distinct, but implies an additional degree of vigour <^r^^er in per- ception^ grasp, or penetration of mind. V *' i^ Reviewing die prtvious particular^, it is possible tii^re a^t be^ distinguished thre§,d^Haet orden qf mind* 9r iegirem ofiiiiidUeiwdaff* For want of better^ t- would predicate Uiem by terms; derived tun { vf'^ 4 1: ' t\ &. ►, 7* -i ■ ^^^' i ' '^I^^^^^^^^W^XV^'^'^^^^^f^^^^ ' \y,.r'r^'*7T^'^is'^m-g f\ 23 r. exUUug facto, viz., the fcif/rumic— Ihe l»a/kic. Hiitoiy is a bare kaowiedge of facit ; mathematics is a know- ledge of the qumtitUi, or tiuaiures of things ; and philosophy is t^ knowledge of the rtatont of things, in opposition to both., Indiyiduals who class under the histrionic order, are those who exercise scarcely any thing beyond a mere simple apprehension. The exterior and iso- ^ lated existence of things only, engage their attention. They^ are rcla- toiB of anecdotes, and ^<:®*)#^^ incidents; they retail stale and ' barren tooisms. Such a%^b<^^ to the mathematical order, connect things together in their ]ppN|ii they present the whole dimensiohs of a thing. They conteiaitplfte things in their extent. Such persons are capable of descrlptbn ; they draw at least the outlines of a beau- tiful picture, which, if possessed of imagination, they splendidly eoloor. Persons ttf the philosophic order are properly profound. They not only describe a thing as it is, and as it exists in its various asso- ciations, but search out the reasons why it is soclwn4^oiiaiJi nil'iilytl|lMl|1i«b •iinp^ liufgmtiioalioii to bo dotlVMl froii mapnyimf iMo «f WMtMl pMdiMtfiaftof mind^ •• we wo«U look upon any grterf, mAUiMi^ bo^MMiU objoetoin wtomal erootioa^^ If tny render tk^oUiiMogniani Upoi^h lUcOnoMy and it slutald not bn oxidtly flUtoring^ii wMlfi aiW liiii hif iadalg^noo» ami bof of him to tnboff aajipot^ or«Molll /'down anjr oBjincenrwi hO'inay diMOTOff;^''; ,:.; "' "- 'i^ ^hft^in !>i«My.-rPoriiapi I shall bo atboMd Wfathii^ttilly Ht1««fihii^ iaigitiil# M^noblo a mbitor piece, dipeeiaUj In eadoavooriaf to fanATi ' Ifmb, hiav IntolloctaaL ^olfoti. Wtfiiegr has beoti a> wA^hitmm^ mB^ olLha haiihMn aolmoirlidgBita grant niMi«!B«ilqR«lillL wiitMi his graatnesi ha»boon ostimoeted as it appoomd. iftaotiai |inii4 h«t)b|>Jitv traeod loiis sa^iooy the intelW h sfaali aottifw »tlilii|li to diaw a portrait, indeed not any thing ihort thatt:»ilWr,4b t aiki Ml la•tnli^iD^at moot 4n jtepoifoot piofilei '■■:■■'■■'■■ -.t^-'^f^): BaMay hoiaid to have had a aniTCfSnl gonias» haWng !had.fe»i»lm- trimdinai^ aptness foi any thing to^ wliieb bo eh and natarle of, ail things ho fewrtewpji t iri h ^aihhd great onldtgement and nacoriiHion stienglh of siMdit jilli ' win eloat in appiihinsion^ add hid araadincis of imiad Ibf Misiig ftirliiiaptoising>#iominto nso iii Ms^icising hit wldioMM^cf iMlMi pOfidenttL Hia^hya.oanght«veiy thing dtona^ l|hn!ir|-h«lnotfiili iwlit thiill whkAfc.tiaiispiredi ^ Bo kMW bow to giih ac<:ciiirpQii;to*ltsri«t4f8ii« ot idf control, Uig*ih«» ^ii «ftdfrtikiiiifc Thwe wofo ronttkiMt bdientioiio oi thtioMKj of fail mind, l^nt wm, pothapt, not my detdopoiM(«t of vteong fantglMtlMi, pvperiy ipeoklnf ; or if ho noteiUy *nd«d- ili;^ poirieMod that ftcoHy, it n^ lo moeh nndor tbo control of kia •Hongmnl^ .jodgnient, that it mado no eifhoberantaaUioa. Hia hpr MtaorToasoAinfroit^lfBdbim'from loaring in logiooo of o«Ui«i^*' • Ha ganerally went to the bottom of a rabjeet, efpeciaUy to the roote of words and temt, and hia expontiont of naueraaa paangea ara In* gtnidifa''aiid deUghtftil. Hia etyle if simply elegant He did oil ilitf at omament. He lemarks, «1 could evei now write aa itoiidly and ibetorieally u at en the admired Dr. B. — ^ J *«t 1 dait ilel^leo^M I seek the honour that eometh of God only. Th erefaa/ i daii tdnominAClB a fine style than wear a fine coat I eainofr ■*nli*rwoeh«ifitory; biit giTO me the plain, netfoos atyleof Dr^ 8Mlla^ flr.'Batea,'or Mf. John HoWe." -^ J'"';^' ^^ ■: - ^ --^n ^ '^^f*?^ "^t i hate conrersed with persons of g^at judgment, who hat • ta* ittuM, «I cannot bear to read sermona j yet I delight to fsad Mr. Wesley's many times otot." I recjiiird this remark beeanse it aceotda with my own fieUiigs and judgment. Hia sermona have always a«harm. They are clear, luminous, and racy. They do, and milst^ ekiimthe attepUon of the thoughtful and reasoning mind. Hiare^ ttifts, and fittle dliaertalions on many miscellaneous subjects, show hU clear iuidaecumte discrimination. , . :-y.'.:.,^, ../_.. .'.n^ 11 haw Writteo^he above characteristics fiiom a reirieWi wleli i»* |ttfi«ed,W hia wiitiogs, and ftom the casual remarks of viarioua indi- ▼Iduala with whom I have frequently convened, who hvn been p«* ioiially actfuainted With Mr. Wesley. .^ ^ -^ i^ ' " IteMOnv^He WM an ewellent classical and general scholar. Feiw haiaiiotmacHskilledinphaosophyi properly so caHed. Tbip defe^ iMItdtlii against some parts of his writing^ especially wl»* put to oiinpaiiaoB witk those of Clarke oil te same aulijeols. As a dtvme^ he was lackened of the first order. He was a most powerful and s«»* ctiiftal pieaeheiH«*c*<""> P"****^> »"* e»panmi«j rather Ann «•* Hme; Hii power in i^ication wm almost w^reeedentid. i^ i^la hbin.|ittei and terse ; without mudk ornament orpaBi*. Theleiikot 'Ke Aow of Imaglnatioa. Ht waa*eiBAorrfaav«»l^»eH«^^ |i«i|gi^^lili eehinientwy on flm whole Soiiplnfti^ whkb eist Mm mi0y!$$i^9i^i6tt'*pf^Xit^^ Iteeolains '--''] inpositieas And lUnstrihlont^ijNIle sacredjei^LiJgL ♦ > iiidi»«t<|MWB*tiBe4oetrki«luidlpiMti«d. Oi th« p te ri n Ik» itpMlimiltflj MMllMt. He wwio Jadieioo* a «fiM ihaljrmiM* mSmmtm < b«Ui§ M iot* aty faneifnl tkioiy. LUw aO olbMi wrlttn» ha «iakM vm of ail Um iafomatkm ha aan aalkot tai ftU^ il^Htnte aay giT«» iobjact. Saparfieially otatnred, hit aonwitBlair aimtaifi ia loma placM, too much ia the form of a eoUoeiiadr of «£mSI Waia this itrietlj the eaie, tt woold aot b«#ithaalilB valae j yet, it diffen even in thoM jplaeea from a mm* eoUaetiMi of thit kind. There ii an entinne« in it each a eoUeetion doee not ]ia»^ Mi. H ii not an ediflca comistingef lepeiate wingi and depaatnM»«a Mtod ingi&T without deeign or eonecntration* It is eeviial nrtit and giand^fftot taken to pieces, and soeh materials as are saMsh^ liltnlii from them, and put into one common stock, with a Taloablt MBS of ariginal materials; and all pat into the hands of an sh^ an# t skilfal mestet builder, as matter fiom which to constrael ft MiW) bnlldiag salted to the taste and eonrenience of the empkyen. Oat cf'isaeh sleek he has constroeted a Talnable, commodieai^ and haadaome adiiee. In each serersl part, a new or old stone or laltef; is employttd^ as best snited and answered the pnrpestf^ Ther#^^ia|tb(» gaains, skill, and d«ii|n of the architect in the prodndio^ ofW iaaiform, original bnilding; onlyit would appear m thoagh seti|iel ' parti «f the aractibn bad not been newly chiselled aad^Mmodellfed. laiha parts alladed to, it mi^t hare had a new fi^e pot npoii It, did still hava retained the same essential qnaUfication : Jthe ideas might hava^baen retained with new escpresiioas. Or to tak« the idea of ttk' aamtaMnt of pmcioai metals, they might I|m^ been pnt'tagathet ihto [ the cmciMe, melted, and thus amalgamatedi ^^ vvi ' OttHb— Aithoagh an LL.D., was yet aa truly and twopevly a B.O. He had a univeraal gemoi. He had iome knowledge of In' immense and incredible number of languages,^th- ancient andJMH dem^^HMtiei^tal and oeddeatal; and with a great number hb fai^- iladgaWu thorough. He wai a master of arts, not only by dKplortui IbatiD reality, for lie hadanaaenrate, a deep, and a profound afquaint- anaa #ith maay.of the arts and iciences, especially with chemistry and lagfc He psssassad Tast stoies of erudition. Be WasikmiBllv wMi the ancient ckMisi^ and with Jewidi and oriental Hteratun. ttf phttildykiiial^knowle^ he wai accurate. His Biblioal knawlilga I wa« vtiiy «Etoasiye« P aas ss sad of these qualiicatioaa^ha irfei «iMed^ iaglftHtediwveoiiiiiairtateriandhislsaM caMsaa^ wHtatand aa^a iiinjiiiii t cf hie grtatnw, WhaiTmaiMaHialf tHtt ;/ **-.-^V^--ft .1 *<»i ,!>jii,'v4»it'? n 5?; .# tevttfti^friMA. He luul great p»w«it of inTiitigftlioii, and dtUgkteJ i»«fll|iki«M(|« of futt aad MalitiMt JUb pow«n of piro«|itian ivwt fiisli ami vigoimik Ho iiti endoivod with an tntaeat dograaxof litaaigtti.of nind. Ha nevar affected onloiiaal powen, bnt conteated hiliMaU wttk IbroiUy ftating the troth : yet, he waa vtry papalar aa %pcaMkae» in a day nbaa Mdjdity waa esteemed aboro oraaanent. Ha \VaaMt ramarkaUa for taite, or, piopeiIy,iBr iataginalioB) tad waa inlly WBiawbat defiBctiTO in jndfrnent HSa eag«r and ■Iraog hieing too qil ta ba earned fonvairi by hii fint faroeptioni el a woidd aBmetiBMi caaae bim to prononnea a paitial and pnai'^ pMala liriiiieaty wbich would erer aitevwavda bias him to tbe Mn» «!■«* |Iie mada few letractions. Bishop Hocsley . lemaiks, tha* J^CtMrn #«i unAHibtedly a good and a great dime ; Mit with all hit fMti talentsy^and bia great learning, ha was, by his i^t.of taata^aadr b|r the |p«tr^>^f hia iaaginatiaii, a moat wretched ezpesitec ofih* ^paophecieas just lu ha wewU hare been a wretched expaaitai vi.Ukf 'aaaalas poat'^ liii^a may be said of Clarke, with 4iHii!«ted! than a nonmltiijr, it^hov^e)rer^ rather eonArtad in powtra of iwniatioft tha» in Imaginat^. | A« to taste, M JDoie thM of a nioe potish andN^Uicata scasihitity applM^ ta pleasorable objects, such aa those of grace a|nd beauty." <'- , ^ r^^i i P.Thia tvnly gieat and exteaordinaQr mat dtterTea to be helivp to fhf ttndbai ae aft example of, tad motive to, diligence and p«rs«fbi'* •11. HPMlMfi^Ht mjDsi be a poet, himself who can properly i jad^oC poA^Q^i and it would require a mind of thd first order to ppbpetly ehiMIWterize one in that category. My remarks, therefore, on this •wtt^ fl>f« will neoessaiily be confined to general featnren^ Mr. 1¥. Wt^^mm^ Aist-rate nbility. Hia apprehension was i^id, eaid al- tlpat ipiftinotiiVe ; hia con«eptions were lemaikably c^ ; hia. Yiawa aoapff^iffji^i: Ml powei;* of association larg«> ^4 ctBae^nenlly)^ hit^twid i«pa9f lire. H» bid. an elegint tiMtei and lemavln^ <•• ifltliiiHiiH% ^Mt/.i» • gmBdettrof suUiaiilgR ranaing tliepfh /V ■si^iiU " r ■ A' ,-Tf!^f \% oMter. |«oitk»thtoor»Uiy WMitwIW. Undpubtttlly b« liid l«^ • \\ piortdhiiaMU bj tlia raki o# tft } tat h* liad MlihnMrf MmMlf by «« raitt itbaltvir, or tekan Uf fiidiTl^nal t» » moM. Hb (MMwf «M iMl bir« lUeluMAiM, hot tlM tfTMimi of • giMl iMifm|li* wMi If IM iMd vrittM notMog •!•• but hb life of Weiley^ and hb ■»* •wtr to Ssothflj, hb fiuM mmsC have beta peqpetoated to the btoil gttieiationc. But every part ef hb prodiuiUeai iImiw a naitov Miaii MU MmoM aadinititiibs aie invalaabb, aad eeptoia tha aehbil aai Bi«t sabSiaie lentbMnb. Hi* ei^poMti of « difttMt Wad aia ezcitMl. The former prafenb a anmeiaaa gioap of MlitfeM aad friao^b^ and ih^wi the whob'hy itoaeveralpaito; he loada yon into a wide fialdoh whbh yougaM with perfMt aotoabhaMol ) the btter pieeenb yon with k noUe obfeoi in poifeet ifwnetry aa a whob. The fbrmer piodaeee a de^ baKng: tha btttr a* aiMta^ ^ atbg'andcheeriagone.'. , ■:,■,.:. a -^^m ^'"^ ■" In ilfaMtretioa of these reroarke,.! wovUlnferthareadactothaiBy* ^ Bon of each antlior on National pcaoo ; and to Waboa's on the Baigp ^ ofOod. ■..■-/^^ .: ■-■■■^- ;':^^"--'r -v-^--: ...■.; -j;**.. '..;.> i In addition to the pnceding I ihall totwdooa a few K^g ohaii*^ ten under feigned namee. Although thd naaiea aia foigaad, yet^ I have, in each case, a real ebancter belofe ne -^ and eaoh oae wISk in;- donbtadly apply in ib main featiites to mane than one indtvidaab^'''^^ ' • W Xthopsmi! mart JnTimbn and SifBe^ -nij 4|ipBos<-^Tha reader will peroeire by the nana Iad^i> thii i lifli to. «n eloquent ns^^iuid one mighty ia tha Seiiptanes^ I» thaHraai piilti<»l«f especially, the indiiiiiial whMO mentaMtoiaetai IiMHI sMl>i»ft ii >^ i^nJN^ i*t bat not in aU plaees alike splendid embelUshsaent The great secret of good writing or speakings ia «a^ know wkere to be simple and when^ use embellishment When . every part of a discoarse is uniformly brilliant, the whole is of coasa-^ •qaeaee doU, llat^ and insipid ; and hekrera soon grow tired of listeainy tasnch spedters^ It is like accenting every word in 8 Seataaoa^ wUeh readers the whole without accent : there is a want of relief and contrast^ A profasion of metaphon Jmdts too mnch as thon^ a bmh had either been a savage himself, or conceived himself speaking 4a savageai or as though he lu^d descended from low vnlgaiity, oiwvsMf engaged ia speaking to p^tsona of that class, who have a taste for the snperflorid,extia-omamental,andhombasticstyM .. ^^ ;... Ashis, is a eommoa-place preacher. He has a nn^^ of la^^ which ha doeo not pteee in immediate connexion witk his texts ^ Iml which waold eqiia^ suit a gteak number of ether texts,' having ei^ ageneral,'and not a special application., fiis diseoinses ate aia^y the samey whatever text he may choose. They aia priacipalfyaaai. posed of what are properly called common places, and expiesied ia hackneyed phrases. They are a mass of weU used sentiment and '-Ewa t^Mssiseo firauiess of character— is not easily caused te sw^rvt' ' '" ' '■ " ' — -_ — : — ^ : — _ '■■'■■ . ', 't • Blftiffl Rhetorie. t Do. t Wbately'B Rhotorio. f Onrc So /^ ~s • i> 't fnm Us purpsM, or from what h« coac«ivM to bfl cwwitti—y of co«iM, kjr oitlMr iaUorj or frowm* Ho b food of ftiuly, oad hat «tf«lfa4 MMUoiafcIo iafomation lo tonio bnaolMi #f oeiiB^o «a4 lilaltttan. Ho it ralhor ooKd in idoaa thaa Intnl io wordi ( f adaod li* oAm naailatta a dctcioncy ia thui parlkukr. Hk tnuncklio* i» dia- tiMt and fVilt— pronaaciatioa tolarably aeooralo. Hit diieoMMa aaf- do« oihiUt briUiaat dkUoo, or daniiog oraamoat of stylo ; bat ho is •aiMSt aad ptnnasivo in his addr^sii and ofton illnstntas his sabjocta by appropriate allaslons ) and is often subiioM and slof atad in tboanht*^ Hf aaanot bo said to possess muob imagination, but is fond ^f Bstnlal " piatnnro, and seanio repreo«ntations. Ho is not faocifni as an exposi- tor of God'k word ; but delights to fetch «p, frosn the nature of the^ aa^iet or piMasology, soBM hidden, or not reryobrioas, idea« H* coosid^ the Soriptaraa are a mine into which we ought to dig dcap^; and Ami ithieh we ought to raise the most precious treasat*** Ha^ has not much action ; and what little ha has is ofton not very apprott« He is addicted to logical order and precision ;~-fond of aiela«*; phyaioal aad abstract qieoalationa. He lores to investigate both tha* iMRie aad the tkmg; |ts attributes, properties, causes^ and cfie«ts $ and ' Al oMsequanoa) often rises above, and dives below the mere sarfaea of a sah)tc^ and piesenta it in its associations and connexions. Thaiia nat^ysical predileetions often lead to philological qMoulations ; aad ' •Af aBttad, give him a res^y facility for sermonixing. In social and private eonversation, be hai considerable wit ; but in the pulpit it sol"' doai i^mua— there he is generally serious and eoMd. He has ooma> plqidaal defects which ofton asbume the appearance of nientol* Do- pnaiioii of aatnal spirits fvsquantly produces want of self-possessioDy wUeh fkequoBtly prevents him f(om attempting any bold aflbrt. It^ often occurs that this physical inability, added to a. conititatioiial tiniidityy prodoeat a want of collectedness of mindy and apparsnt dis- Oldir. Under theae influencee be is apt to commit ^rrois^ and it iha IhiCbiBMalf to detect ihcm; and then he is involved in oenMoiif wUtk often spoilt further efibrt. He is sensible of all thate de^ote^ «nd altboogh liainay fsal himtalf master of a subject, be would ^iieh ; - j li| l > rrr i » '1r m . I ' l i n r i i n ' ■ n . . l i i' i i i - i ■ m 'i i i n |i ii ii |li }r [. ^^>^ •• I am tMss than.ever impressed with the Msd wbieh miBMin JwvO to' >4nvH^ their undifided attention to the word of God. The pieesn^ state of yMi CmMi, ito staeilto for feverish eioitement, its geiieM l^lbBAnaiias. and tne saper6eialitj of its Scriptural kuowtedge, lead ateto the etiMlasisOf that Iha stady'of extfttionlk mthfi^ tbas teg of God's word, rather than hunuiD prio the pMNnt duties of the minuter.-^ Seteet Rem., p. }57.} /"( I diviiity..-«f the ntoof ito doetrinee--he. * n ."*jJ«i.;''*, -^^' rathtr •brink btek,ttitntfpr«r en |i«M(e Mid f|^itl oeetiiOM. A graal put of (hli b« Ioim on mtture arqatifitafleA wUb i pioplt . Hii ducouraai are the oppotUe of thoM of /waliM. Thoy u« 'll drawn from some importtnt portion of God's holy word. And b«c«ufe he ilwayi makes the passage of which he treats prominent, and de- riTcs his observations from it, illustrated by its context, his preacbiog always appears new. Although he may principally confine himself to doctrine and duty— to repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ ; and the self-dental and hollneM which the grace of , our Lord Jesus Christ teaches; yet, he embodies a large snd compre- hensire view of the Gospel, and beautifully illustrates it by instruc- tive exegesis. And becauie it4s clear and so full, you woufd imagine h« had, each time of preaching, exhausted his resources : yet, Sabbath after Sabbath the same is reiterated ; and his variety is obsenrad and admired, because the name views, varied in «xpression and arrange- ment, are blended with, and arise from, otQer portions of the saered word. Thus, a few simple bodies, by being mixed and compounded in diflVrent proportions of each, produce the whole Variety of form, iubatance and colour, which is spread before us in material existence. ZflofM is a man of an ardent mind which cannot brook to grovel : he must be progressing and triumphing. In consequence he makes'^ mijgbty efforts ; aims at great effects ; and spares no pains to accom- plish the objects of his desites. If success is realised, he will nerer be tired in following out his plans. But, as is the case with men of artlent minds, he cannot bear to labour without vitible proofs of success } and if he do not discover them, he flags, droopsr^ and sinkf into diapon- . dency, or otherwise flirts to some new object. He in severe upon alt. who do not act upon the principles which be himself adopts. Henca, be is prone tojogmatism, bold assumption, and poeitiTity. This givef him an air of self-sufliciency, aud self-impo|;tancej disguitiog teethe v generality (tf observers. - The foriner part of this character is eJicellent : it is just what that of a Christian Evangelist should he* And could ZeloUt but avoid that spirit of assumptive positiveness, and, in hope, still persevere ill iaboun, under -all circumstances, there would be nothing in him but : which -mustmeet with the approbation of. all; * ° '\ 'Mr. Wesley, in one of, his letters, quotes, with approbation, the ob- lerlraiion of a writer which contains a counter principle, « I lova ona wh^ drudges at dry duty." Men, especially ministers,' riiottld woric and act ftoin principle-— in season Sind out of season ; they should do 1 .^ ( t * n •11 tbtjr e«n and !•»▼« the remit with the Hewl of the Chureh {-^btj should plant and wateff and leare God to gife the inortaae, when and as he will. The inereaae he will gire. „. ... , . ^s ax 'v ««• 1^ % ad 'I ai th ni cc b< ai In in III ti \ St at Hi w n '^?'TBr-x'g;v* ^^ tF^- t- . w< - . J <)4{ t PMMtdbiftkt State JMnt^i'. '••> if.^mx^hi » L TtlB MT3TERY OP GODLINESS, THE flLUJI \ '^ '^JLWD THE GROUND OP THE TRUTH'S A SiioMM. ■(./' - ly. Mil-, -y t* -v'i ■'^^ ''ii* lH.t'i.;.»-« I '« We hate been kindly favoured with • cnpy^of i^» dli^vtfi admirable sermon. Its peruial has a&i^d^d' lui tl^e Jlt|^eit gratiflcatioa. W0' haie great pleasure in recomme^iiMt it,,^ t^ Christian pubiiojf^ner»a|tjr. T||e ityjo ii o^|^y^J^ u> 2. INDIAN RESEARCttES. Piice %^M*iim\r l'*« Mr SlIoht has bein i e«r^<^ sM^nt 6f lo^ Vshii^ii^ aiid he has brought to thi» task a iootiiid natuti!^ iU»ite, itM 1m|. rl^hed with the stores ofjieaming Which m the ;tiiiaii^^«b l^di^^ the minister of God. Ho oue couM haW htttf b^i^-8^|^^ nities df ieeing him a^h^ ifrindW^ire bf^obponMW co^ld Miore^ithfiillv or inlipartiflai^ hate d-Ekch j6f th^lie m^xKwmMM IbdiiftH Bistbiyhe hM treated in a cahOid attdniiMteHy^liii^ coMyi^i gr^at de^^ of iftfbnBatii^'y la 6oMmm^ i|^u4.^We cannot conclude without- t^idiiliy'1r(^^d^taMb|; tttM*X>MUan researches' to ^toiM^ |>4)Ai8i^^ ihsttttjbfhre ^nd iht^Witiiig, aiid ihMugh ^e %hdle th^it i^ihiilMk slirafaiVbf Ohristiati phihuthrOpyAl^hich Will' fl^t' be willl^'ii sailutii^ eflfoi^ upon the reader's iiiiii(l.f-^dfliM^ iomth '*< A yciy interesting little work/ T&^ a^^i is'^Wei^ i^tlematfw^o has been long cbnnected Mth di^Weile) M^Mf;W^ Pft* mP M»«»14 ifiWIWW?^}!! very interesting."— QiieJec GazetU» ^.ssiiii/silisoo'i hrtK •'. ■If' tI -i«i 1/ »*', ^ f^^^r^tpf^g^irmf^^- ■,"M c r^f^fV^^ll r«^^s^^* •*, V -In hit ctpacitT of ipirUiial teacher and guide, Mr. Slight hM einoyed iJerulfariy fevouraWe opportunities of judging of S? dSriter of these children of the soU^pportunitiet which Tl^ of his work Witt -Uisfy the rti^ he has not nc- tfleSed.— Mr. Slight's work does equal credit to his piety and SSSleraU alairtstkn M««io«iry. and to hi. inteWgence SSSaie of al who feel an interest in the present condition KX prospects of the * Red Children' of ou^ Common ^ '-- , , -.-^ ^mii e»mlw4 f l»e wo* with much ptewure. liom- ^TZt^L^uT^V^tit^^^f^ n»tteri and infl«rmatUm» cw- 3SS&«Mmi W^^ CW awonfr the IndU. in ^ichw iioffliS. W w^Mdins to our anticipation, (see p. 167.) feSSS'^^^ ChriJiianStT/ Ther^^ 223?!STO i. stillgping -1^ Uid iwwork with considerable i^^^^^^^"^^, ' *- ktoi to W to the proper persons it will counteract AW preparing for pubUcaUon, iii otoeWl V olwne/»N^^ •ii^PeculiMme.." ^^ ^''': *^ ^^ m; • • • ^ ' * / * >_.;tT.]^»' ^■^ ■,".'. / ( ' -\f -'^'<^A ^''^ •V Pt^^ ...^i,v.^ ' ,.''»5 .££ i I 4 •J^B^S ."A* ^fi # ^* ^ . '• r 1" __ ^ ' ft », . • • « ^ ^ C....-A • V - / ' ^ > t. )f. ?;*■ r.'" -* 1' ". k- « < 4 IlV • li* «■ ' 4* *i» ^ '» yl t^ ^ M. X 4 I I ' . VlJi # V,s' * V ff 1 *i /••> -r- j;# - ,lt- fU, %'^, ti i'-s..1 ■j^ft ' *!** /^ 'r^ - -^ \ t*rv ^^ 14*- r>;> .5