. Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America : embracing history, statesmanship, naval and military life, philosophy, the drama, science, literature and art, with biographies . l grew out of the qualities of hismind. It was plain, strong, terse, con-densed, concise; sometimes impassion-ed, still alwajS severe. He noticed alsothe unmixed devotion of his life topolitical duties, of his zealous occupa-tion in serious employment, seemingto have no recreation but the pleasureof conversation with his friends, whilehe celebrated the charms of that con-versational tal
. Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America : embracing history, statesmanship, naval and military life, philosophy, the drama, science, literature and art, with biographies . l grew out of the qualities of hismind. It was plain, strong, terse, con-densed, concise; sometimes impassion-ed, still alwajS severe. He noticed alsothe unmixed devotion of his life topolitical duties, of his zealous occupa-tion in serious employment, seemingto have no recreation but the pleasureof conversation with his friends, whilehe celebrated the charms of that con-versational talent, and the delight ofits possessor to exercise it, particularlyin company with the young. Theeulogy ended with a tribute to theunspotted integrity and unimpeachedhonor of the man and with this generous eu-logy of his high-toned public careeris the tenor of the great senatorsprivate life. His liberal hospital-ity and heartfelt enjoyment of thebeauties of nature at his seat. FortHill, sun-ounded by his family, in themountain region of his native State, hiskindness to his friends and dependents,his fondness for agriculture, all stampthe man of genuine simplicity of WILLIAM I., EMPEROR OF GERMANY. FREDERICK WILLIAM LOUIS,Emperor of Germany and Kingof Prussia, second son of FrederickWilliam III., and brother of FrederickWilliam IV., King of Prussia, wasborn on the 22d of March, 1797. Hewas educated as a soldier, and at theage of seventeen took part in tbe cam-paigns against France, terminating inthe overthrow of Napoleon at Water-loo, in 1815. In 1829, he was marriedto Marie Louise Augusta Catherine,daughter of Charles Frederick, GrandDuke of Saxe Weimar. On the acces-sion to the throne of his brother, in1840, he was made lieutenant orviceroy of the province of Germany was agitated by thedemocratic movement following uponthe Paris Revolution of 1848, he was,in March of that year, appointed gov-ernor-general of the Rhine Provinces;but, bef
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