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said : — “ His beautiful features, bis grave almost sad expression, as 
of one who had fought life’s battle and was wearied, were familiar 
to us all ; but most of us could only guess at the worth, the truth, 
the goodness which lay under that reserved demeanour, for he shrank 
from prominent positions, and had that low estimate of his capacity 
for public affairs which often characterises the very best. But 
whatever he undertook he carried out thoroughly. His was a pure 
and chastened life ; its brightest side not seen by the world, but 
shining in his own home for those who were dearest to him. In 
severe illnesses — of which he had several- — he was gentle and 
patient ; but I never knew how brave he was till I saw him face the 
last enemy without fear, in lowly trust in his blessed Saviour.” 
Professor Piazzi Smyth, who knew him well and had intercourse 
with him more or less frequent for a period of upwards of thirty 
years (from 1846 until his death), thus bears testimony to what he 
terms “ the high calibre of his character.” 
E. W. Dallas was (the Professor says) undoubtedly a remarkable 
man : gifted with a naive simplicity of mind and thorough goodness 
of heart, as well as with no uncertain abilities of head and hand. 
Each singly of an admirable kind, and collectively very rarely found 
combined in the same individual. Yet so modest and retiring 
withal, was the possessor of them, that these rare abilities were 
little known. 
The mere extent of his knowledge in the fine arts, and the great 
number of his acquisitions in the exact sciences, were, to say the least 
of them, very noticeable. But still more noticeable was the thorough 
soundness of his knowledge of every subject he had studied; so 
that I find now, on looking back through the years that are gone, 
this far higher commendation for him than any amount of local 
success or of temporary celebrity; viz,, that almost whatever he 
said, or did, at any time, has stood : having been proved by sub- 
sequent experience to be true; and I have never regretted any 
moments I have spent in his company, either listening to his 
opinions or discussing his views. 
I first met him in his capacity as a teacher of the architectural 
and ornamental class in the Trustees’ School of Design, in the Royal 
Institution. The outlines to be copied were of large size, of classi- 
cal severity, and yet not without poetical feeling ; and he taught with 
