Excerpt from In Memoriam, Nathan Crosby, LL. D: Born February 12, 1798, Died February 10, 1885 Of charity he so unostentatiously performed. He was emi uently a Christian gentleman. In the most untoward and vexatious circumstances be was distinguished by a calm and dignified demeanor, which spoke more eloquently than Open rebuke against the sway of passion and the heat Of words. In his professional life, his conduct was an example Of well poised forbearance toward all who came antagonistically in contact with him; and of consideration and respect for the Opinions of each honest man, no matter what their relations might be to each other. Socially, he was genial and enter taining, and a Chesterfieldian politeness marked his inter course with all men and women. He was blessed with an equable and uniform tempera ment. He was never passionate, irritable, or exacting. Always cheerful and genial, he could not help being considerate of the feelings Of others. He was a very liberal man, and was constantly regardful Of the wants and necessities of the peo ple. His domestic relations were of the happiest description, and he was almost worshiped by his children and grandchil dren, nephews, and nieces. He was extremely fond of young people, and was never more happy than when he had a circle of them about him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
