Memoir Of William Henry Channing (Notable American Authors) [Library Binding]

Octavius Brooks Frothingham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1886

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1886. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE PERSON. The longer one lives, the more closely one observes, the larger is one's experience of mankind, the more evident it becomes that character is the real seat of power; that humility, aspiration, devoutness, sincerity, purity, honor, simplicity, love of truth, command the respect of mankind. Here was a man, without title, preferment, professional rank, floating about from place to place, engaged in unpopular causes, holding opinions which few sympathized with, even when they were comprehended, of no ecclesiastical or literary fame; yet, nevertheless, he bears the most searching inspection, and the more keenly he is examined the more worthy of esteem he appears. Admiration is not too strong a word to use when describing him. Theodore Parker, a clear-sighted, candid, and by no means prejudiced judge, called him, in the privacy of his journal, -- A most delightful man, full of the right spirit; a little diseased in the region of consciousness, but otherwise of most remarkable beauty of character; full of good tendencies, of noblest aspirations; an eye to see the evils of society, a heart to feel them, a soul to hope better things; a willingness to endure all self-denial to accomplish the end whereto be is sent; not covered with thickest wrappages, which rather obscure his worthy uncle, And Mrs. Lydlu Maria Child, writing to a friend, in 1865, says: "I received a letter last week from William H. Channing, in acknowledgment of funds sent to the freedmen of his department. He is the same infinite glow that he was when he took my heart captive twenty years ago." She then quotes an overflowing passage from the letter, expressing his emotion on the 31st of January, the day on which the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution -- that prohibiting slavery within t...

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Reprint Services Corp (January 1886)
• ISBN-10: 078122909X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781229098
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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