The African sketch-book . hat a melancholy languor at timesfalls upon us ; what dull despair takes possession of oursouls! But if in these dreary and despondent hours we takeup the biography of a self-made man, and read of hisnoble and persistent struggles, his fortitude, his patience,and his ultimate success, we are nerved and animated toour daily work. It matters not who the man may be, orwhat was the object of his life—all heroes are benefac-tors of the human race. The artisan in a London garretmay derive strength and consolation from the story ofan African explorer, as many a traveller in
The African sketch-book . hat a melancholy languor at timesfalls upon us ; what dull despair takes possession of oursouls! But if in these dreary and despondent hours we takeup the biography of a self-made man, and read of hisnoble and persistent struggles, his fortitude, his patience,and his ultimate success, we are nerved and animated toour daily work. It matters not who the man may be, orwhat was the object of his life—all heroes are benefac-tors of the human race. The artisan in a London garretmay derive strength and consolation from the story ofan African explorer, as many a traveller in the wearywaste has been supported by the memory of those who,at the desk or the workshop, in the parish and the pulpit,in the studio, the laboratory, or the gas-lighted office,have battled bravely with temptation or defeat, and re-mained true to the spirit of Duty, which the UnknownPower has placed within their hearts. END OF FIRST VOLUME. PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET.
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