134 MEMOIR OF THE LATE DR. HENRY. 
is matter of deep regret, that Dr. Henry was 
not permitted to execute this great design; for, 
as a writer, it may safely be pronounced that 
he was never more happy than in his power of 
discriminating the finer intellectual distinctions, 
and of painting vivid yet not overcharged men- 
tal resemblances. Maintaining an enlarged 
communion with all orders of intellectual great- 
ness, and an enthusiastic worshipper of genius 
in all its manifestations, he delighted in thus 
offering to it his fervent homage, and in giy- 
ing worthy expression to the intenseness of his 
feelings and convictions, and to the ardour of 
his sympathy in every discovery, that promised 
to advance the well-being of mankind, and 
to further the cause of universal truth and 
science. 
To the members of a Society, who as a body 
have already placed on record their affectionate 
respect for his memory, and with some of whom 
he had maintained throughout life, an unbroken 
friendship, cemented by kindred tastes and 
mutual esteem, it can scarcely be necessary to 
offer any detailed portraiture of his moral ex- 
cellencies. Yet there were some traits rather of 
manner than of character, which by those not 
