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From 1830 to 1866,  the period between his brightest glow of fame and his mental eclipse,  he was always the same gaunt, angular, raw boned figure, with the high cheek bones, the great flexible nose, the mobile mouth, the shock head of hair, the uncouthly cut coat with the velvet collar, the high black stock, the bulging shirt front, the dangling bunch of seals at his fob, and the immortal pantaloons of checked tweed. FROM EIGHTEEN THIRTY TO EIGHTEEN SIXTY SIX THE PERIOD BETWEEN HIS BRIGHTEST GLOW OF FAME AND HIS MENTAL ECLIPSE HE WAS ALWAYS THE SAME GAUNT ANGULAR RAW BONED FIGURE WITH THE HIGH CHEEK BONES THE GREAT FLEXIBLE NOSE THE MOBILE MOUTH THE SHOCK HEAD OF HAIR AND UNCOUTHLY CUT COAT WITH THE VELVET COLLAR THE HIGH BLACK STOCK THE BULGING SHIRT FRONT THE DANGLING BUNCH OF SEALS AT HIS FOB AND THE IMMORTAL PANTALOONS OF CHECKED TWEED
he famous Lord of Vaux; once listened to the voice which has shaken thrones and made tyrants tremble; that has been a herald of deliverance to millions pining in slavery and captivity; a voice that has given utterance, in man’s most eloquent words, to the noblest, wisest thoughts lent to this man of men by heaven; a voice that has been trumpet-sounding these sixty years past in defence of Truth, and Right, and Justice; in advocacy of the claims of learning and industry, and of the liberties of the great English people, from whose ranks he rose; a voice that should be entitled to a hearing in a Walhalla of wise heroes, after Francis of Verulam and Isaac of Grantham; the voice of one who is worthily a lord, but who will be yet better remembered, and to all time,--remembered enthusiastically and affectionately,--as the champion of all good and wise and beautiful human things--Harry Brougham.” [Sidenote: _Temple Bar_, 1868.] “The personal man, the bodily man, the private man, did not vary. E SEEN WITH YOUR OWN EYES THE FAMOUS LORD OF VAUX ONCE LISTENED TO THE VOICE WHICH HAS SHAKEN THRONES AND MADE TYRANTS TREMBLE THAT HAS BEEN A HERALD OF DELIVERANCE TO MILLIONS PINING IN SLAVERY AND CAPTIVITY A VOICE THAT HAS GIVEN UTTERANCE IN MAN'S MOST ELOQUENT WORDS TO THE NOBLEST WISEST THOUGHTS LENT TO THIS MAN OF MEN BY HEAVEN A VOICE THAT HAS BEEN TRUMPET SOUNDING THESE SIXTY YEARS PASSED IN DEFENCE OF TRUTH AND RIGHT AND JUSTICE IN ADVOCACY TO THE CLAIMS OF LEARNING AND INDUSTRY AND OF THE LIBERTIES OF THE GREAT ENGLISH PEOPLE FROM WHOSE RANKS HE ROSE A VOICE THAT SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO A HEARING IN A VALHALLA OF WISE HEARERS AFTER FRANCIS OF VERRUM AND ISAAC OF GRANTHAM THE VOICE OF ONE WHO IS WORTHILY A LORD BUT WHO WILL BE YET BETTER REMEMBERED AND TO ALL TIME REMEMBERED ENTHUSIASTICALLY AND AFFECTIONATELY AS THE CHAMPION OF ALL GOOD AND WISE BEAUTIFUL HUMAN THINGS HARRY BROWHAM FROM TEMPLE BAR EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT THE PERSONAL MAN THE BODILY MAN THE PRIVATE MAN DID NOT VARY
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