"Eulogium on the Late Chancellor Wythe, of Virginia"
"Eulogium on the Late Chancellor Wythe," Massachusetts Missionary Magazine, 5, no. 1 (June 1807), 10-15.[1]
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EULOGIUM ON THE LATE CHANCELLOR WYTHE, OF VIRGINIA; PRO-
NOUNCED BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE BAR BEFORE A RESPECTABLE
AUDIENCE IN THE WESTERN PART OF VIRGINIA—JULY, 1806.(Extracted from the Informant.)
Fellow citizens,
I RISE on this solemn occasion with dissidence, when I reflect on the dignity of the character to be spoken of, and the feeble abilities of the speaker. I have, however, one consolation, when I reflect that this respectable audience is prepared to view the character about to be exhibited, with attention and a fond remembrance. Among the dead no rival is to be found, nor can posthumous celebrity in any degree oppose the professional advancement of the living. By thus paying a just tribute of respect to the memory of the illustrious dead, we hold up their conduct to the imitation of the living, and excite a generous wish to emulate their virtues.
Permit me then to hold up to your view the character of the late venerable Chancellor of Virginia. This illustrious man was born in the year 1726, fifty years anterior to the commencement of the American Independence. It is to be regretted, that this remote part of the State furnishes but few documents from which to collect information relating to the first 50 years of his life. But it may be presumed that the one half, perhaps more, of that peri-od
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- ↑ "Eulogium on the Late Chancellor Wythe, of Virginia; Pronounced by a Gentleman of the Bar Before a Respectable Audience in the Western Part of Virginia—July, 1806," Massachusetts Missionary Magazine, 5, no. 1 (June 1807), 10-15.
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