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That he was susceptible to adulation and, after the death of his first wife, drifted into associations less admirable than those of his earlier years, are the dark threads of a woof underrunning a majestic warp. He adored his country with a fervor that savors of the heroic, and when he said, "There are no Alleghanies in my politics," he spoke the truth. THAT HE WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADULATION AND AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST WIFE DRIFTED INTO ASSOCIATIONS LESS ADMIRABLE THAN THOSE OF HIS EARLIER YEARS ARE THE DARK THREADS OF A WOLF UNDER RUNNING A MAJESTIC WARP HE ADORED HIS COUNTRY WITH A FERVOR THAT SAVOURS OF THE HEROIC AND WHEN HE SAID THERE ARE NO ALLEGHANIES IN MY POLITICS HE SPOKE THE TRUTH
lable personal interpretation, his speeches remain as a permanent part of our literature, and will so long as English oratory is read. He was a brilliant lawyer--the foremost of his day--and his statesmanship was of equal rank. In private life he was a peculiarly devoted and tender son, husband, father, and friend. That he should have become saddened by domestic losses and somewhat vitiated by flattery were, perhaps, inevitable. He was bitterly condemned--more bitterly by his contemporaries than by those who now study his words and work--for lowering his high standard in regard to slavery. It is impossible to refute the accusation, at the end of his life, of a carelessness approaching unscrupulousness in money matters. His personal failings, which were those of a man of exceptional vitality, have been heavily--too heavily--emphasized. He ate and drank and spent money lavishly; he had a fine library; he loved handsome plate and good service and good living. He was generous; he was kind. IRE EVEN WITHOUT THIS INCALCULABLE PERSONAL INTERPRETATION HIS SPEECHES REMAIN AS A PERMANENT PART OF OUR LITERATURE AND WILL SO LONG AS ENGLISH ORATORY IS READ HE WAS A BRILLIANT LAWYER THE FOREMOST OF HIS DAY AND HIS STATESMANSHIP WAS OF EQUAL RANK IN PRIVATE LIFE HE WAS A PECULIARLY DEVOTED AND TENDER SON HUSBAND FATHER AND FRIEND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BECOME SADDENED BY DOMESTIC LOSSES AND SOMEWHAT VITIATED BY FLATTERY WERE PERHAPS INEVITABLE HE WAS BITTERLY CONDEMNED MORE BITTERLY BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES THAN BY THOSE WHO NOW STUDY HIS WORDS AND WORK FOR LOWERING HIS HIGH STANDARD IN REGARD TO SLAVERY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUTE THE ACCUSATION AT THE END OF HIS LIFE OF A CARELESSNESS APPROACHING UNSCRUPULOUSNESS IN MONEY MATTERS HIS PERSONAL FAILINGS WHICH WERE THOSE OF A MAN OF EXCEPTIONAL VITALITY HAVE BEEN HEAVILY TOO HEAVILY EMPHASIZED HE ATE AND DRANK AND SPENT MONEY LAVISHLY HE HAD A FINE LIBRARY HE LOVED HANDSOME PLATE AND GOOD SERVICE AND GOOD LIVING HE WAS GENEROUS HE WAS KIND
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