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 . d whom hecould never dream of conquering : yet even those collisions with the powers ofEurope did not shake his government, so broad was the basis on which he hadplaced it, and so enlightened the views which constantly directed his found Egypt a pachalic of the Porte, abandoned to a rude and carelesssway, the effect of which
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 . d whom hecould never dream of conquering : yet even those collisions with the powers ofEurope did not shake his government, so broad was the basis on which he hadplaced it, and so enlightened the views which constantly directed his found Egypt a pachalic of the Porte, abandoned to a rude and carelesssway, the effect of which was seen in the neglected state of cultivation, and theprevailing poverty of the inhabitants. He has handed it down to his succes-sors a powerful kingdom, with ample resources, and, above all, with order andsecurity prevailing; so much so, that foreigners can travel as safely within itslimits as in the most civilized country. Considering the country in which helived, and the slender opportunities he had in early life of cultivating ihosequalities which afterward sustained him in his elevated position, we may saythat centuries might have rolled on ere one had arisen who could have workedthanges as extensive and beneficial to the country. BARON CUV1ER. 497. BARON CUVIER. GEORGE LEOPOLD CHRISTIAN FREDERIC DAGOBERT CUVIER, the most emi-nent naturalist of modern times, was born August 25,1769, at Montbeliard, thenbelonging to the duchy of VViirtemburg. His brilliant talents very early excitedgreat expectations. His father was an officer in the army. As the sons healthwas too feeble to allow him to become a soldier, he resolved to be a was obliged to pass an examination for the stipend, by the help of which heexpected to study at Tubingen. A malicious examiner rejected him. Theaffair, however, was marked by so much injustice, that Prince Frederic, brotherof the duke, and governor of the district, thought it his duty to compensate Cu-vier by a place in the Charles academ
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