. Lincoln, Lee, Grant, and other biographical addresses . theybe fourscore years, yet is their strength, labor andsorrow. So with his mighty intellect uncloudedto the last, on the 6th day of July, 1835, about 6oclock in the evening, the greatest judge the worldhas ever known calmly met the inevitable hour,and passed away in peace. Though dead, enshrined in the love and venera-tion of his country, he lives and shall live in glor-ious memory to the latest times, and from the veryflower of the countrys purity and patriotism, fromfamous law schools and universities, from themembers of his noble pr
. Lincoln, Lee, Grant, and other biographical addresses . theybe fourscore years, yet is their strength, labor andsorrow. So with his mighty intellect uncloudedto the last, on the 6th day of July, 1835, about 6oclock in the evening, the greatest judge the worldhas ever known calmly met the inevitable hour,and passed away in peace. Though dead, enshrined in the love and venera-tion of his country, he lives and shall live in glor-ious memory to the latest times, and from the veryflower of the countrys purity and patriotism, fromfamous law schools and universities, from themembers of his noble profession, from courts ofloftiest jurisdiction, from great cities, and fromhamlets, from the grateful hearts of eighty mil-lions of people, and from millions yet unborn,come and will continue to come acclamations to thefame of this mighty American, who taught to thepeople the imperishable truth, indispensable to ourhappiness and strength at home, and our strengthand honor abroad—he best serves and loves hisState, who country serves and loves the Thomas Erskixe fAcma PAGE 2C9 ERSKIXE.* Mr. Pre side fit, Gentlemen of the Law Class,Ladies, and Gentlemen: With long opportunities for observation I amconvinced that the greatest handicap upon the edu-cated youth of our country to-day. Is the inabiHty tomake clear and attractive public discussion com-mensurate with their intellectual power, of thosetopics which daily present themselves to the con-sideration of a self-governing people. He who would teach eloquence, said Hume,must do it chiefly by examples. He who woulddemonstrate that it can lose none of its influence,usefulness and power must, to some extent, do like-wise. The brevit) essential to this occasion obligesme to restrict your attention to one example, tothat illustrious member of the English Bar wiiothough dead for nearly a centur>^ yet maintainsunchallenged leadership in the noble profession ofadvocacy,Thomas Lord Erskine,Lord Chancellorof England. As an advocat
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