. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. m he used to style my friends all the year round. Personally, Charles Farrar Browne was one of the kindest andmost affectionate of men, and history does not name a man who wasso universally beloved by all who knew him. It was remarked, andtruly, that the death of no literary character since WashingtonIrving caused such general and widespread regret. In stature he was tall and slender. His nose was prominent—outhned like that of Sir Charles Napier, or Mr. Seward; his eyesbriUiant, small, and close
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. m he used to style my friends all the year round. Personally, Charles Farrar Browne was one of the kindest andmost affectionate of men, and history does not name a man who wasso universally beloved by all who knew him. It was remarked, andtruly, that the death of no literary character since WashingtonIrving caused such general and widespread regret. In stature he was tall and slender. His nose was prominent—outhned like that of Sir Charles Napier, or Mr. Seward; his eyesbriUiant, small, and close together; his mouth large, teeth whiteand pearly; fingers long and slender; hair soft, straight and blonde;complexion florid; mustache large, and his voice soft and clear. Inbearing, he moved like a natural-born gentleman. In his lecturesbe never smiled—not even while he was giving utterance to themost delicious absurdities; but all the while the jokes fell from hislips as if he were unconscious of their meaning. While writing hislectures, he would laugh and chuckle to himself continually.
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