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disinterested, unselfish, and of unscrupulous integrity ; 

 by which I mean integrity in the largest sense, not 

 merely that which shrinks from doing a dishonourable 

 or questionable action, but which habitually refers to 

 conscientious principles in every transaction of life. He 

 viewed things with the eye of a philosopher, and aimed 

 at establishing a perfect consistency between his theory 

 and his practice. He had a remarkably acute and 

 searching intellect, with habits of patient investigation 

 and mature deliberation ; his soul was animated by 

 ardent aspirations after the improvement and the hap- 

 piness of mankind, and he abhorred injustice and 

 oppression, in all their shapes and disguises, with an 

 honest intensity which produced something of a morbid 

 sentiment in his mind and sometimes betrayed him into 

 mistaken impressions and erroneous conclusions. 



' The expansive benevolence of his moral sentiments 

 powerfully influenced his political opinions, and his deep 

 sympathy with the poor not only rendered him inexor- 

 ably severe to the vices of the rich, but made him regard 

 with aversion and distrust the aristocratic elements of 

 our institutions, and rendered him an ardent promoter 

 of the most extensive schemes of progressive reform. 

 But, while he clung with inflexible constancy to his own 

 opinions, no man was more tolerant of the opinions of 

 others. In conversation he was animated, brilliant, 

 amusing, and profound, bringing sincerity, single-mind- 

 edness, and knowledge to bear upon every discussion. 

 His life, though short, uneventful, and retired, was 

 passed in the contemplation of subjects of interest and 

 worthiest to occupy the thoughts of a good and wise 

 man ; and the few intimacies he cultivated were with 

 congenial minds, estimable for their moral excellence or 

 distinguished by their intellectual qualities and attain- 

 ments. The world at large will never know what vir- 



