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 . ound. That Collins, says Dr. Johnson, wise and virtuous as he was, passedalways unentangled through the snares of life, it would be prejudice and temer-ity to affirm; but it may be said that at least he preserved the source of actionunpolluted, that his principles were never shaken, that his distinctions of rightand wrong were never c
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 . ound. That Collins, says Dr. Johnson, wise and virtuous as he was, passedalways unentangled through the snares of life, it would be prejudice and temer-ity to affirm; but it may be said that at least he preserved the source of actionunpolluted, that his principles were never shaken, that his distinctions of rightand wrong were never confounded, and that his faults had nothing of malignityor design, but proceeded from some unexpected pressure or casual literary attainments were very great; he was not only a good classicalscholar, but understood the Italian, French, and Spanish languages—a satis-factory answer, we may observe, to the charge of indolence at college. Thequality and peculiar characteristics of his genius we have not here space todescribe ; that it is eminently deserving attention we may rest assured. Campbell observes that Collinss poems, published when he wras but twenty-seven,will bear comparison with any Milton had produced at thirty. 286 KOGER ROGER SHERMAN. ONE of the most remarkable men of the revolution, was ROGER was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on the 19th of April, 1721. In 1723,the family moved to Stonington, in that state, where they lived until the deathof Rogers father, in 1741. Roger was then only nineteen years of age, andthe whole care and support of a large family devolved on him. He had beenapprenticed to a shoemaker, but he now took charge of the small farm his fatherleft. In 1744, they sold the farm, and moved to New Milford, in Connecticut,where an elder brother, who was married, resided. Roger performed the jour-ney on foot, carrying his shoemakers tools with him, and for some time heworked industriously at his trade there. Mr. SheAn
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