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 . ducation was of a very limited kind. It terminated whenhe went to sea, at the age of twelve ; but he supplied its defects by subsequentstudy, so as to enable himself to write with fluency, strength, and clearness,and to sustain his part respectably in the polished society into which he wasthrown. In his letters, he inculcates the nece
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 . ducation was of a very limited kind. It terminated whenhe went to sea, at the age of twelve ; but he supplied its defects by subsequentstudy, so as to enable himself to write with fluency, strength, and clearness,and to sustain his part respectably in the polished society into which he wasthrown. In his letters, he inculcates the necessity of knowledge for navalofficers, and intimates that he had devoted midnight studies to the attainmentof that information which he deemed requisite in his situation. His memorials,correspondence, &c., are quite voluminous. He also wrote poetry, and in Pariswas a great pretender to ton, as a man of fashion, especially after his victoryover the Serapis, which, of course, gave him great eclat, among the ladies ofthe French capital. At this period, he is described by an English lady, thenresident at Paris, as a smart little man of thirty-six ; speaks but little French,and appears to be an extraordinary genius, a poet as well as a hero. ELIAS HICKS 3*5. ELIAS HICKS. ELIAS ;7.« KS was born in Hempstead, Long Island, March 19th, 1748. Weknow but li* ie of his youth and education, which were probably not of morethan comm/a interest. He was married in January, 1771, and was acknowl-edged a member of the society of Friends about the same period. He first ap-peared as a minister at the age of twenty-seven. In this capacity, he is saidto have been very diligent and successful. In the course of fifty years he trav-elled extensively through the United States, as a minister, and several timesinto Canada In the year 1828, being then eighty years old, he made a visitto New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana, much to the satis-faction and surprise of friends in those parts. S
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