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be persuaded to its imitation. 4 The life be
great man is instinct with its own In.
mortality Like . great principle Of Ma
ture It keeps repeating itself to the admir-
ing sense. Of succeeding generations, in
yincibly strong and positively sublime
Wherever, begun under Whatever circum-
stances developed, whether like that Of
Byron kindhng the fires IF its passionate
Muse, out Of the ruins Of q decayod nobil-
ity or as exhibited in Burns full of heroic.
ina imagination and genial with the sympa-
thies which crowda peasants heart and
home, in every case it is the same with
its. contour completely filed up with moral
and intellectual greatness and profuse in,
highly wrought and effective manifesto
tions.. It is impossible for a great man to
find retirement His life and actions are; are
matters Of public interest. We al feel as
if we had . property in the development
Of his genius. Those developments be
come 50 entangled in the skein Of our So
cial experiences and their influences 50
impressed upon the age and country that
q history Of the times necessarily embodies
q history Of himself. In the great edit 10
Of humanity its great men are it's pillars Of
strength---its deliberately wrought and f.
1nshed architecture, that which gives it
Its imposing and dignided appearance.
They proHer human counsel atss;ts ap-
proaches and its: exits, and wall it . about
with the results Of their large experiences.
A great man lives in the majesty and
splendour ST its accomplishments. No
matter in what sphere he may have dis
tingguished himself, whether 40 philoso-
|pher, philanth ropist, statesman &, scholar,
II Ne achieves great results and and confers
positive benefits upon the world he re
ceiyes its historic blessing a great man
lives from the necessities which attend his
existence. It requires no effort on his
part to repel forgetfulness, but time, har--
argues the ear Of Immortality NTH per
petual suggestions Of his merits. IT'S true
Envy may for a. while dissuade. Justice
from the exercise Of her divine functions;
and rival interests in the hands Of enc
mics ALLEVIATE the world esteem still be,
yoad the destructive limit Of ordinay Wea-
pons, his character stands defiant and I'M
posing, concious Of its strength and deter
mined to maintain its position no matter
whasmay be the result. S5@s z.ssS5.a /,
No country can appropriate the genius Of
asgreat man. The scope Of his influence
comprehends not only individuals but hui
mainly; Ills genius rradlates its light
everywhere. He is as a5sun to the uni
verse Of intellectually, less visible perhaps
when very remote, but still sensible to I'll.
Ons Of the great lights Of science has
lately gone out in the person Of the great
naturalist, Humboldt, venerable in years
exalted in his social position distinguish
ed alike for the simplicity which charac-
terized his life and his long devotion to
the study Of the natural sciences, his
death though long xpected has seemed to
revive the Importance of his individual
services and q just estimate Of the loss Of
those services to the world. IA review Of
his character neccesarily etnbodies 4 dis
cussion Of nearly all the elements which
enter into the composition Of great. man
for he had them nearly all. Unlike most
Iother distinguished men his character was
diversified by variety Of attainme nts4 :.
|:As ! naturalist, economist, linguist ,theolo-.
ggian Of traveller, he was master and few,
dared contest with hin, in either Of these
branches, for the i champ ionship. The
scope and fertility 5of his genius was al
most miraculous. It is impossible in 4
short st,ewspa article to give anything
like q just account OF the character 81
q mboldt, alife which; will hereafter fill
one of the brightest and most interesting
pages u history, and which IS illustrated
IN extensive scientific N rks Ike his can
lnot yield 10 such limited aictation. 81 His
character is only clearly visible through
the extent and variety Of His. labors and
lotters inducements for ! thoro ugh ligh and mi
mute investigation in the most positive
sense of the word Humboldt sWasE 4. great
man man whose fame will survive him
man who sensible of his great powers,
exercised them and achieved 4 distinguish
ed results. No fforeiig 81 has ever "a com
Ipletely won the American hearts adnira-
ton a BY bare inten ectual |, exeirpiss alone,
lnaccomp panied 81 military display 81 has
Baron on Humb II. American lie u news
papers and lasve MIN III
distingnis ulponss thnin page md
seemed to guard Wit .sjeal Gus care Tho
terest which CONF iilbut ed to ies fame. So
often has hi ss bas tli
nowledged that ~ stbeon slmioe.lstt
belieye him 4 4 q q
.E The geniEg f3p llt