XVII. IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE 111
XVIII. SOME LETTERS AND TABLE-TALK 117



ILLUSTRATIONS

PORTRAIT FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY
ELLIOTT AND FRY _Frontispiece_

FROM A DAGUERROTYPE MADE IN 1846 _To face p._20

PORTRAIT FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY
MAULL AND POLYBLANK, 1857 _To face p._44

PORTRAIT FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY
DOWNEY, 1890 _To face p._102




I

INTRODUCTORY


The object of a full-dress biography is to present as complete
a picture as may be of a man and his work, the influence of his
character upon his achievement, the struggle with opposing influences
to carry out some guiding purpose or great idea. With abundant