A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, Esq. (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, Esq.

Among thofe truly illuflrious per fons who, in the feveral ages and nations of the world, have marked their track through life by a continued courie of doing good, few have been fo difiinguiflt ed, either by the extent of the good produced, or thepurity of motivezand energy of character exhibited in the procefs of, doing it, as the late. Mr,. Howard. To have adopted the eaufe of the prifoner, the lick, and the deltitute, not only in his ownwcountry,(3)

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Excerpt from A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, Esq.

If it be a just observation, that every man who has attained uncommon eminence in his particular line of pursuit, becomes an object worthy of the public notice, how forcibly must such a maxim apply to that species of excellence which readers a man the greatest benefactor to his fellow-creature, and the noblest subject of their contemplation? Beneficence, pure in its intentions, wife and comprehensive in its plans, and active and successful in execution, must ever stand at the head of those qualities which elevate the human character; and mankind cannot have a concern so important, as the diffusion of such a spirit, by means of the most perfect and impressive examples, in which it has actually been displayed.

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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.