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 . father and son, as husband, brother, and friend, he has always displayedthose excellences of character and feeling which adorn human nature. The O purity of his motives, his integrity of character, and the steadiness of his at-tachments, have always retained for him the warm affection of many, even amongthe ranks of his pol
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 . father and son, as husband, brother, and friend, he has always displayedthose excellences of character and feeling which adorn human nature. The O purity of his motives, his integrity of character, and the steadiness of his at-tachments, have always retained for him the warm affection of many, even amongthe ranks of his political opponents. The ease and frankness of his manners, his felicitous powers of conversa-tion, and the general amiableness of his feelings, render him the ornament ofthe social circle. Uniting in his character, firmness and forbearance ; habitualself-respect and a delicate regard for the feelings of others ; neither the perplex-ities of legal practice, nor the cares of public life, nor the annoyance of partystrife, have ever been able to disturb the serenity of his temper, or to derangefor a moment the equanimity of his deportment. He has with equal proprietymingled in the free intercourse of private life, and sustained the dignity of offi-cial Lindenwold, Residence of Martiu Van Buren, Kinderhook, N. Y, NOTE.—In inserting the foregoing biographical sketch of Mr. Van Buren. as also those of TylerFillmoreand Pierce, to be found on subsequent pages, we have departed slightly from a role which hasguided us in the preparation of this volume—that of limiting it to memoirs of the illustrious dead. Ofall the distinguished individunls who have occupied the executive chair of the United States, since theadoption of the constitution, but the three above-named are new living ; and believing it would add tothe interest and value of the work, by making the gallery of presidential ponraits complete, we haveincluded sketches of the entire galaxy of eminent men who have occupie
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