64 HIS TASTE FOR WORKS OF ART. 



agreeable occupation of collecting works of art, confining 

 himself chiefly to the old masters, of whose works he was 

 allowed to be an excellent judge. He made such good use 

 of this valuable talent, and of the opportunities which 

 presented themselves, that he has been enabled to leave 

 behind him a very large collection of old masters, which his 

 family have most laudably determined to keep together in 

 its entirety in loving remembrance of their esteemed father. 



The press, and especially the representative organs of the 

 constructive arts, paid a great tribute to the memory of this 

 zealous philanthropist and successful inventor. 



The North British Daily Mail announced his death to 

 the citizens of Glasgow thus : " There has gone from our 

 midst one whose life has been one series of efforts to 

 benefit his fellow-creatures. A more thoroughly genuine 

 or single-minded man never existed, and he combined a 

 nature simple and unsophisticated as a child's with the 

 most powerful energy and indomitable perseverance which 

 nothing could daunt or shake, his masterly genius nobly 

 battling against and overcoming all difficulties. He was 

 beloved and esteemed by all who knew him, and he leaves 

 a large circle of friends who deeply mourn his loss." 



The Architect said : " It would be difficult to say 

 whether Mr. Boyle was more eminent as a philanthropist 

 or an inventor. One thing is certain, few men of 



