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"A true delineation of the smallest man, and his scenes of pilgrimage through life, is capable of interesting the greatest man. All men are, to an unspeakable extent, brothers; each man's life a strange emblem of every man's; and human portraits, faithfully drawn, are of all pictures, the welcomest on human walls."-THOMAS CARLYLE.

LONDON:

J. PASSMORE EDWARDS, 2, HORSE-SHOE COURT, LUDGATE HILL, AND, 8, NEW BRIDGE STREET, BLACKFRIARS

M.DCCO.LII.

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PREFACE.

THE Second Volume of the BIOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE is now
complete. That gives the Editor the privilege of addressing his
readers in his own person, The opportunity is taken advantage of
because it is pleasant to render thanks for past support, and to
indulge in well-founded anticipations of future success. It is all the
more pleasant to feel that the past has not been altogether unmerited,
and that the future shall not be undeserved.

Many are disappointed in the result of their efforts to serve the
public. In their chagrin they are apt to say that appreciation does
not always wait on merit-that rewards are bestowed by the hand
of chance, or secured by accident. The world is sometimes-not
often, unjust. For a time it may slight good service, but in the long
run it is pretty sure to reward it. As each man finds the place for
which he is best fitted, the world allows him the opportunity of doing
his life-work. Those who find worthy work, and do it in a true
spirit, seldom fail to receive attention and respect.

The conscientious Biographer does good work for the world-work
that needs to be done. What is perhaps better, the minds of many
are now alive to its importance. The voices which speak of the great
dead are listened to. There is a growing desire to know more of
men who have made a place in the world's memory. We, who are of
humanity, are gratified at seeing our nature in its highest phases and
most glorious aspects. We feel as though we were bound to the
individual by his greatness. The great, too, have faults as well as
the little, and common error helps to substantiate our claim to
kinship.

Biography has been called the "Romance of History." It is more

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