range　of　subjectshistory；　politics；　philology；　anthropology；
  and　antiquarianism。　　His　works　on　'The　Astronomy　of　the　Ancients；'
  and　'Essays　on　the　Formation　of　the　Romanic　Languages；'　might　have
  been　written　by　the　profoundest　of　German　SAVANS。　　He　took
  especial　delight　in　pursuing　the　abstruser　branches　of　learning；
  and　found　in　them　his　chief　pleasure　and　recreation。　　Lord
  Palmerston　sometimes　remonstrated　with　him；　telling　him　he　was
  〃taking　too　much　out　of　himself〃　by　laying　aside　official　papers
  after　office…hours　in　order　to　study　books；　Palmerston　himself
  declaring　that　he　had　no　time　to　read　booksthat　the　reading　of
  manuscript　was　quite　enough　for　him。
  Doubtless　Sir　George　Lewis　rode　his　hobby　too　hard；　and　but　for
  his　devotion　to　study；　his　useful　life　would　probably　have　been
  prolonged。　　Whether　in　or　out　of　office；　he　read；　wrote；　and
  studied。　　He　relinquished　the　editorship　of　the　'Edinburgh　Review'
  to　become　Chancellor　of　the　Exchequer；　and　when　no　longer　occupied
  in　preparing　budgets；　he　proceeded　to　copy　out　a　mass　of　Greek
  manuscripts　at　the　British　Museum。　　He　took　particular　delight　in
  pursuing　any　difficult　inquiry　in　classical　antiquity。　　One　of　the
  odd　subjects　with　which　he　occupied　himself　was　an　examination
  into　the　truth　of　reported　cases　of　longevity；　which；　according　to
  his　custom；　he　doubted　or　disbelieved。　　This　subject　was　uppermost
  in　his　mind　while　pursuing　his　canvass　of　Herefordshire　in　1852。
  On　applying　to　a　voter　one　day　for　his　support；　he　was　met　by　a
  decided　refusal。　　〃I　am　sorry；〃　was　the　candidate's　reply；　〃that
  you　can't　give　me　your　vote；　but　perhaps　you　can　tell　me　whether
  anybody　in　your　parish　has　died　at　an　extraordinary　age！〃
  The　contemporaries　of　Sir　George　Lewis　also　furnish　many　striking
  instances　of　the　consolations　afforded　by　literature　to　statesmen
  wearied　with　the　toils　of　public　life。　　Though　the　door　of　office
  may　be　closed；　that　of　literature　stands　always　open；　and　men　who
  are　at　daggers…drawn　in　politics；　join　hands　over　the　poetry　of
  Homer　and　Horace。　　The　late　Earl　of　Derby；　on　retiring　from　power；
  produced　his　noble　version　of　'The　Iliad；'　which　will　probably
  continue　to　be　read　when　his　speeches　have　been　forgotten。　　Mr。
  Gladstone　similarly　occupied　his　leisure　in　preparing　for　the
  press　his　'Studies　on　Homer；'　（24）　and　in　editing　a　translation　of
  'Farini's　Roman　State；'　while　Mr。　Disraeli　signalised　his
  retirement　from　office　by　the　production　of　his　'Lothair。'　　Among
  statesmen　who　have　figured　as　novelists；　besides　Mr。　Disraeli；　are
  Lord　Russell；　who　has　also　contributed　largely　to　history　and
  biography；　the　Marquis　of　Normanby；　and　the　veteran　novelist；　Lord
  Lytton；　with　whom；　indeed；　politics　may　be　said　to　have　been　his
  recreation；　and　literature　the　chief　employment　of　his　life。
  To　conclude：　a　fair　measure　of　work　is　good　for　mind　as　well　as
  body。　　Man　is　an　intelligence　sustained　and　preserved　by　bodily
  organs；　and　their　active　exercise　is　necessary　to　the　enjoyment　of
  health。　　It　is　not　work；　but　overwork；　that　is　hurtful；　and　it　is
  not　hard　work　that　is　injurious　so　much　as　monotonous　work；
  fagging　work；　hopeless　work。　　All　hopeful　work　is　healthful；　and
  to　be　usefully　and　hopefully　employed　is　one　of　the　great　secrets
  of　happiness。　　Brain…work；　in　moderation；　is　no　more　wearing　than
  any　other　kind　of　work。　　Duly　regulated；　it　is　as　promotive　of
  health　as　bodily　exercise；　and；　where　due　attention　is　paid　to　the
  physical　system；　it　seems　difficult　to　put　more　upon　a　man　than　he
  can　bear。　　Merely　to　eat　and　drink　and　sleep　one's　way　idly
  through　life　is　vastly　more　injurious。　　The　wear…and…tear　of　rust
  is　even　faster　than　the　tear…and…wear　of　work。
  But　overwork　is　always　bad　economy。　　It　is；　in　fact；　great　waste；
  especially　if　conjoined　with　worry。　　Indeed；　worry　kills　far　more
  than　work　does。　　It　frets；　it　excites；　it　consumes　the　bodyas
  sand　and　grit；　which　occasion　excessive　friction；　wear　out　the
  wheels　of　a　machine。　　Overwork　and　worry　have　both　to　be　guarded
  against。　　For　over…brain…work　is　strain…work；　and　it　is　exhausting
  and　destructive　according　as　it　is　in　excess　of　nature。　　And　the
  brain…worker　may　exhaust　and　overbalance　his　mind　by　excess；　just
  as　the　athlete　may　overstrain　his　muscles　and　break　his　back　by
  attempting　feats　beyond　the　strength　of　his　physical　system。
  NOTES
  （1）In　the　third　chapter　of　his　Natural　History；　Pliny　relates　in　what
  high　honour　agriculture　was　held　in　the　earlier　days　of　Rome；　how
  the　divisions　of　land　were　measured　by　the　quantity　which　could　be
  ploughed　by　a　yoke　of　oxen　in　a　certain　time　（JUGERUM；　in　one　day；
  ACTUS；　at　one　spell）；　how　the　greatest　recompence　to　a　general　or
  valiant　citizen　was　a　JUGERUM；　how　the　earliest　surnames　were
  derived　from　agriculture　（Pilumnus；　from　PILUM；　the　pestle　for
  pounding　corn；　Piso；　from　PISO；　to　grind　coin；　Fabius；　from　FABA；
  a　bean；　Lentulus；　from　LENS；　a　lentil；　Cicero；　from　CICER；　a
  chickpea；　Babulcus；　from　BOS；　&c。）；　how　the　highest　compliment　was
  to　call　a　man　a　good　agriculturist；　or　a　good　husbandman
  （LOCUPLES；　rich；　LOCI　PLENUS；　PECUNIA；　from　PECUS；　&c。）；　how　the
  pasturing　of　cattle　secretly　by　night　upon　unripe　crops　was　a
  capital　offence；　punishable　by　hanging；　how　the　rural　tribes　held
  the　foremost　rank；　while　those　of　the　city　had　discredit　thrown
  upon　them　as　being　an　indolent　race；　and　how　〃GLORIAM　DENIQUE
  IPSAM；　A　FARRIS　HONORE；　'ADOREAM'　APPELLABANT；〃　ADOREA；　or　Glory；
  the　reward　of　valour；　being　derived　from　Ador；　or　spelt；
  a　kind　of　grain。
  （2）　'Essay　on　Government；'　in　'Encyclopaedia　Britannica。'
  （3）　Burton's　'Anatomy　of　Melancholy；'　Part　i。；　Mem。　2；　Sub。　6。
  （4）　Ibid。　　End　of　concluding　chapter。
  （5）　It　is　characteristic　of　the　Hindoos　to　regard　entire　inaction　as
  the　most　perfect　state；　and　to　describe　the　Supreme　Being　as　〃The
  Unmoveable。〃
  （6）　Lessing　was　so　impressed　with　the　conviction　that　stagnant
  satisfaction　was　fatal　to　man；　that　he　went　so　far　as　to　say：　〃If
  the　All…powerful　Being；　holding　in　one　hand　Truth；　and　in　the
  other　the　search　for　Truth；　said　to　me；　'Choose；'　I　would　answer
  Him；　'O　All…powerful；　keep　for　Thyself　the　Truth；　but　leave　to　me
  the　search　for　it；　which　is　the　better　for　me。'〃　　On　the　other
  hand；　Bossuet　said：　〃Si　je　concevais　une　nature　purement
  intelligente；　il　me　semble　que　je　n'y　mettrais　qu'entendre　et
  aimer　la　verite；　et　que　cela　seul　la　rendrait　heureux。〃
  （7）　The　late　Sir　John　Patteson；　when　in　his　seventieth　year；　attended
  an　annual　ploughing…match　dinner　at　Feniton；　Devon；　at　which　he
  thought　it　worth　his　while　to　combat　the　notion；　still　too
  prevalent；　that　because　a　man　does　not　work　merely　with　his　bones
  and　muscles；　he　is　therefore　not　entitled　to　the　appellation　of　a
  workingman。　　〃In　recollecting　similar　meetings　to　the　present；〃　he
  said；　〃I　remember　my　friend；　John　Pyle；　rather　throwing　it　in　my
  teeth　that　I　had　not　worked　for　nothing；　but　I　told　him；　'Mr。
  Pyle；　you　do　not　know　what　you　are　talking　about。　　We　are　all
  workers。　　The　man　who　ploughs　the　field　and　who　digs　the　hedge　is
  a　worker；　but　there　are　other　workers　in　other　stations　of　life　as
  well。　　For　myself；　I　can　say　that　I　have　been　a　worker　ever　since
  I　have　been　a　boy。'。。。　　Then　I　told　him　that　the　office　of　judge
  was　by　no　means　a　sinecure；　for　that　a　judge　worked　as　hard　as　any
  man　in　the　country。　　He　has　to　work　at　very　difficult　questions　of
  law；　which　are　brought　before　him　continually；　giving　him　great
  anxiety；　and　sometimes　the　lives　of　his　fellow…creatures　are
  placed　in　his　hands；　and　are　dependent　very　much　upon　the　manner
  in　which　he　places　the　facts　before　the　jury。　　That　is　a　matter　of
  no　little　anxiety；　I　can　assure　you。　　Let　any　man　think　as　he
  will；　there　is　no　man　who　has　been　through　the　ordeal　for　the
  length　of　time　that　I　have；　but　must　feel　conscious　of　the
  importance　and　gravity　of　the　duty　which　is　cast　upon　a　judge。〃
  （8）　Lord　Stanley's　Address　to　the　Students　of　Glasgow　University；　on
  his　installation　as　Lord　Rector；　1869。
  （9）　Writing　to　an　abbot　at　Nuremberg；　who　had　sent　him　a　store　of
  turning…tools；　Luther　said：　〃I　have　made　considerable　progress　in
  clockmaking；　and　I　am　very　much　delighted　at　it；　for　these　drunken
  Saxons　need　to　be　constantly　reminded　of　what　the　real　time　is；
  not　that　they　themselves　care　much　about　it；　for　as　long　as　their
  glasses　are　kept　filled；　they　trouble　themselves　very　little　as　to
  whether　clocks；　or　clockmakers；　or　the　time　itself；　go　right。〃
  Michelet's　LUTHER　（Bogue　Ed。）；　p。　200。
  （10）　'Life　of　Perthes；〃　ii。　20。
  （11）　Lockhart's　'Life　of　Scott'　（8vo。　Ed。）；　p。　442。
  （12）　Southey　expresses　the　opinion　in　'The　Doctor'；　that　the　character
  of　a　person　may　be　better　known　by　the　letters　which　other　persons
  write　to　him　than　by　what　he　himself　writes。
  （13）　'Dissertation　on　the　Science　of　Method。'
  （14）　The　following　passage