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Excerpt from The Life and Letters of John Angell James: Including an Unfinished Autobiography
The Autobiographical Fragment found among the papers of the late J ohn angell james was commenced in the autumn of 1858, and laid aside before the end of the year.
Let the reader imagine himself in a square room of moderate dimensions, comfort-ably furnished but without ostentation, a blazing fire on the hearth, the dark heavy curtains drawn, and candles lit for an evening''s work. The wall on your left is covered with engravings of well-known ministers: you will recognise at once the majestic form and the ardent gaze of dr-m''all, the most brilliant of modern preachers; the quaint, kindly countenance of William Jay; the rugged face of Chalmers; and the robust form and ample brow of Robert Hall, who in genius and scholarship, vigour of judgment and splendour of imagination, surpassed them all. Facing you are two large Oil-paintings, one on each side of the fire-place; that on the right is an early portrait of Mr James, the other, of his second wife, who has been dead now for seventeen years. Two or three other faces which are dear to the old man writing at the table, look down Upon him from above the mantel piece and on a bracket fastened to the opposite wall stands the bust of his tutor, Dr Bogue.
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The Autobiographical Fragment found among the papers of the late J ohn angell james was commenced in the autumn of 1858, and laid aside before the end of the year.
Let the reader imagine himself in a square room of moderate dimensions, comfort-ably furnished but without ostentation, a blazing fire on the hearth, the dark heavy curtains drawn, and candles lit for an evening''s work. The wall on your left is covered with engravings of well-known ministers: you will recognise at once the majestic form and the ardent gaze of dr-m''all, the most brilliant of modern preachers; the quaint, kindly countenance of William Jay; the rugged face of Chalmers; and the robust form and ample brow of Robert Hall, who in genius and scholarship, vigour of judgment and splendour of imagination, surpassed them all. Facing you are two large Oil-paintings, one on each side of the fire-place; that on the right is an early portrait of Mr James, the other, of his second wife, who has been dead now for seventeen years. Two or three other faces which are dear to the old man writing at the table, look down Upon him from above the mantel piece and on a bracket fastened to the opposite wall stands the bust of his tutor, Dr Bogue.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
John Angell James
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ISBN - 9780428755423
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm
Page Count - 656
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John Angell James
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ISBN - 9781330752005
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm
Page Count - 658
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