Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . and was rather abrupt in his language ; buthe wrote admirably, and no theologian of his time expressed himself so clearly,so impressively and acutely as he. Although nature had endowed Calvin witha dignified seriousness, in both manner and character, no one was more agree-able than he in ordinary conversation. An enemy to all flattery
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . and was rather abrupt in his language ; buthe wrote admirably, and no theologian of his time expressed himself so clearly,so impressively and acutely as he. Although nature had endowed Calvin witha dignified seriousness, in both manner and character, no one was more agree-able than he in ordinary conversation. An enemy to all flattery, he hated dis-simulation, especially every dishonest sentiment in reference to religion ; hewas therefore as powerful and stormy an enemy to vices of this kind, as hewas a devoted friend to truth, simplicity, and uprightness. His temperamentwas naturally choleric, and his active public life had tended greatly to increasethis failing; but the Spirit of God had taught him so to moderate his anger, thatno word ever escaped him unworthy of a righteous man. It was only, whenthe question concerned religion, and when he had to contend against hardenedsinners, that he allowed himself to be moved and excited beyond the bounds ofmoderation. PETER PAUL RUBENS. 127. PETER PAUL RUBENS. PETER PAUL RUBENS was, according to one account, a native of Antwerp ,but others say, that his father being under the necessity of removing to Cologne,to avoid the calamities of civil war, his son was born there in 1577. His fam-ily was honorable, and gave him a very liberal education. Discovering an earlyturn for painting, he was placed under Tobias Vestraecht, an artist who excelledin landscape and architecture, at Antwerp ; but in a short time Rubens left him,to become a scholar of Adam Van Oort, from whom, on account of his morosetemper, he soon parted. He then attached himself to Otho Venius, or OctavioVan Veen, who was a man of learning, an accomplished artist, and of an amia-ble disposition. From this
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