Homes of American statesmen: . hat all men should rise atthe same hour, and it is no great exercise of virtue on the partof those who do not enjoy sleep, to get up early. After break-fasting he read a newspaper for a half hour, and then workedfaithfully, till called off to attend the lecture room or the dinner he resumed his labors so long as daylight lasted,and the evening was devoted until bedtime to light reading,or social recreation in the midst of his family. He could passeasily from one species of employment to another without lossof time, and by working steadily when he did
Homes of American statesmen: . hat all men should rise atthe same hour, and it is no great exercise of virtue on the partof those who do not enjoy sleep, to get up early. After break-fasting he read a newspaper for a half hour, and then workedfaithfully, till called off to attend the lecture room or the dinner he resumed his labors so long as daylight lasted,and the evening was devoted until bedtime to light reading,or social recreation in the midst of his family. He could passeasily from one species of employment to another without lossof time, and by working steadily when he did work, he wasenabled to go through a very great amount of labor withoutany excessive fatigue or exhaustion. In this way his life was STORY. 445 prolonged, and he retained to the last, undisturbed possessionof all his faculties. He died in September 184.). at the ageof sixty-six, having been for thirty-four years a Judge of theSupreme Court of the United States, and for sixteen years aProfessor of law in the school at
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