Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence . ring over one eye, to hide the ravages of- his cancer—hewas indeed all spirit, without corporeal tegument. He wasthin, emaciated, and every way the antithesis of his friendHarrison; who was portly, inclining to corpulency, and of amien commanding, though without fierte. Both of the mem-bers were really representatives of their respective , who was endowed, as we have mentioned, with a na-tural and highly amusing vein of humour, began, with a cro-codile sympathy, to deplore the melancholy and prostratecondition of his ne
Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence . ring over one eye, to hide the ravages of- his cancer—hewas indeed all spirit, without corporeal tegument. He wasthin, emaciated, and every way the antithesis of his friendHarrison; who was portly, inclining to corpulency, and of amien commanding, though without fierte. Both of the mem-bers were really representatives of their respective , who was endowed, as we have mentioned, with a na-tural and highly amusing vein of humour, began, with a cro-codile sympathy, to deplore the melancholy and prostratecondition of his neighbouring, extensive, and heretofore*powerful state of Virginia ! But, said he, in a voice ele-vated an octave higher than concert pitch; Met her be ofgood cheer; she has a friend in need; Delaware willtake her under its protection, and insure her safety. Har-rison was astounded ; but joined (for he relished a good hit,for or against him) in the laugh; and the subject lay over toanother day. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY A8T0R, LENOX ANDTILOeN ^lSvDlE(£i]S iSMiX:© Engrasred. !By J. <^ GEORGE BEAD. George Read was born in Cecil county, in the provinceof Maryland, in the year 1734, and was the eldest of sixbrothers. His father, John Read, was the son of a wealthycitizen of Dubliti, and having emigrated to America, settledin Cecil county, where he became a respectable after the birth of his eldest son, he removed to New-castle county, in the province of Delaware, and estab-lished himself on the head-waters of the Christiana river. The parents of Mr. Read determined, at an early period,to confer such an education upon their son, as would enablehim to pursue one of the learned professions. The smallnumber of schools was, at that period, a serious obstacle tothe dissemination of knowledge. The nearest reputable se-minary to the residence of Mr. Reads parents was at Ches-ter, in the province of Pennsylvania, where he was taughtthe rudiments of the lear
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