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Great Britain and France, and he often spoke of the 
heartiness with which he had been received by them, 
and of the special benefits he had derived from his in- 
tercourse with them. . 
We have now briefly sketched the active life and 
labors of Mr. Cresson, and the results which they 
brought to him in the way of reputation and honors. 
It remains to us now to endeavor to portray him as 
a man, and to show that with the endowment he had of 
such goodly gifts, he was equally blest with moral 
and social virtues, and with physical strength and 
beauty. 
Mr. Cresson had a stature of over six feet in height, 
his frame was in harmony with it in being large and 
well-proportioned. His head, although not large, was 
admirably formed, and his countenance was mild and 
beautiful, lighted up with eyes brilliant and expressive. 
His manners were easy and dignified, receiving 
every one with affability, kindness and courtesy, but 
never permitting undue familiarity. He possessed 
great conversational powers, and his extensive read- 
ing and knowledge gave him the command of a vast 
variety of subjects, which enabled him to become an 
acceptable associate of old and young, learned or un- 
learned, and to give exquisite pleasure to all brought 
into personal contact with him. 
He always had strong religious convictions, and his 
early training, as a born member of the Society of 
Friends, undoubtedly gave him his robust morality. 
