Sir　Walter　Scott　also　was　hooted　and　pelted　at　Hawick　by　〃the
  people；〃　amidst　cries　of　〃Burke　Sir　Walter！〃
  （6）　Robertson's　'Life　and　Letters；'　ii。　157。
  （7）　We　select　the　following　passages　from　this　remarkable　report　of
  Baron　Stoffel；　as　being　of　more　than　merely　temporary　interest：…
  Who　that　has　lived　here　（Berlin）　will　deny　that　the　Prussians　are
  energetic；　patriotic；　and　teeming　with　youthful　vigour；　that　they
  are　not　corrupted　by　sensual　pleasures；　but　are　manly；　have
  earnest　convictions；　do　not　think　it　beneath　them　to　reverence
  sincerely　what　is　noble　and　lofty？　　What　a　melancholy　contrast
  does　France　offer　in　all　this？　　Having　sneered　at　everything；　she
  has　lost　the　faculty　of　respecting　anything。　　Virtue；　family　life；
  patriotism；　honour；　religion；　are　represented　to　a　frivolous
  generation　as　fitting　subjects　of　ridicule。　　The　theatres　have
  become　schools　of　shamelessness　and　obscenity。　　Drop　by　drop；
  poison　is　instilled　into　the　very　core　of　an　ignorant　and
  enervated　society；　which　has　neither　the　insight　nor　the　energy
  left　to　amend　its　institutions；　norwhich　would　be　the　most
  necessary　step　to　takebecome　better　informed　or　more　moral。
  One　after　the　other　the　fine　qualities　of　the　nation　are　dying
  out。　　Where　is　the　generosity；　the　loyalty；　the　charm　of　our
  ESPRIT；　and　our　former　elevation　of　soul？　　If　this　goes　on；　the
  time　will　come　when　this　noble　race　of　France　will　be　known　only
  by　its　faults。　　And　France　has　no　idea　that　while　she　is　sinking；
  more　earnest　nations　are　stealing　the　march　upon　her；　are
  distancing　her　on　the　road　to　progress；　and　are　preparing　for　her
  a　secondary　position　in　the　world。
  〃I　am　afraid　that　these　opinions　will　not　be　relished　in　France。
  However　correct；　they　differ　too　much　from　what　is　usually　said
  and　asserted　at　home。　　I　should　wish　some　enlightened　and
  unprejudiced　Frenchmen　to　come　to　Prussia　and　make　this　country
  their　study。　　They　would　soon　discover　that　they　were　living　in
  the　midst　of　a　strong；　earnest；　and　intelligent　nation；　entirely
  destitute；　it　is　true；　of　noble　and　delicate　feelings；　of　all
  fascinating　charms；　but　endowed　with　every　solid　virtue；　and　alike
  distinguished　for　untiring　industry；　order；　and　economy；　as　well
  as　for　patriotism；　a　strong　sense　of　duty；　and　that　consciousness
  of　personal　dignity　which　in　their　case　is　so　happily　blended　with
  respect　for　authority　and　obedience　to　the　law。　　They　would　see　a
  country　with　firm；　sound；　and　moral　institutions；　whose　upper
  classes　are　worthy　of　their　rank；　and；　by　possessing　the　highest
  degree　of　culture；　devoting　themselves　to　the　service　of　the
  State；　setting　an　example　of　patriotism；　and　knowing　how　to
  preserve　the　influence　legitimately　their　own。　　They　would　find　a
  State　with　an　excellent　administration　where　everything　is　in　its
  right　place；　and　where　the　most　admirable　order　prevails　in　every
  branch　of　the　social　and　political　system。　　Prussia　may　be　well
  compared　to　a　massive　structure　of　lofty　proportions　and
  astounding　solidity；　which；　though　it　has　nothing　to　delight　the
  eye　or　speak　to　the　heart；　cannot　but　impress　us　with　its　grand
  symmetry；　equally　observable　in　its　broad　foundations　as　in　its
  strong　and　sheltering　roof。
  〃And　what　is　France？　　What　is　French　society　in　these　latter　days？
  A　hurly…burly　of　disorderly　elements；　all　mixed　and　jumbled
  together；　a　country　in　which　everybody　claims　the　right　to　occupy
  the　highest　posts；　yet　few　remember　that　a　man　to　be　employed　in　a
  responsible　position　ought　to　have　a　well…balanced　mind；　ought　to
  be　strictly　moral；　to　know　something　of　the　world；　and　possess
  certain　intellectual　powers；　a　country　in　which　the　highest
  offices　are　frequently　held　by　ignorant　and　uneducated　persons；
  who　either　boast　some　special　talent；　or　whose　only　claim　is
  social　position　and　some　versatility　and　address。　　What　a　baneful
  and　degrading　state　of　things！　　And　how　natural　that；　while　it
  lasts；　France　should　be　full　of　a　people　without　a　position；
  without　a　calling；　who　do　not　know　what　to　do　with　themselves；　but
  are　none　the　less　eager　to　envy　and　malign　every　one　who　does。。。。
  〃The　French　do　not　possess　in　any　very　marked　degree　the　qualities
  required　to　render　general　conscription　acceptable；　or　to　turn　it
  to　account。　　Conceited　and　egotistic　as　they　are；　the　people　would
  object　to　an　innovation　whose　invigorating　force　they　are　unable
  to　comprehend；　and　which　cannot　be　carried　out　without　virtues
  which　they　do　not　possessself…abnegation；　conscientious
  recognition　of　duty；　and　a　willingness　to　sacrifice　personal
  interests　to　the　loftier　demands　of　the　country。　　As　the　character
  of　individuals　is　only　improved　by　experience；　most　nations
  require　a　chastisement　before　they　set　about　reorganising　their
  political　institutions。　　So　Prussia　wanted　a　Jena　to　make　her　the
  strong　and　healthy　country　she　is。〃
  （8）　Yet　even　in　De　Tocqueville's　benevolent　nature；　there　was　a
  pervading　element　of　impatience。　　In　the　very　letter　in　which　the
  above　passage　occurs；　he　says：　〃Some　persons　try　to　be　of　use　to
  men　while　they　despise　them；　and　others　because　they　love　them。
  In　the　services　rendered　by　the　first；　there　is　always　something
  incomplete；　rough；　and　contemptuous；　that　inspires　neither
  confidence　nor　gratitude。　　I　should　like　to　belong　to　the　second
  class；　but　often　I　cannot。　　I　love　mankind　in　general；　but　I
  constantly　meet　with　individuals　whose　baseness　revolts　me。　　I
  struggle　daily　against　a　universal　contempt　for　my　fellow；
  creatures。〃MEMOIRS　AND　REMAINS　OF　DE　TOCQUEVILLE；　vol。　i。　p。
  813。　　（Letter　to　Kergorlay；　Nov。　13th；　1833）。
  （9）　Gleig's　'Life　of　Wellington；'　pp。　314；　315。
  （10）　'Life　of　Arnold；'　i。　94。
  （11）　See　the　'Memoir　of　George　Wilson；　M。D。；　F。R。S。E。'　By　his　sister
  （Edinburgh；　1860）。
  （12）　Such　cases　are　not　unusual。　　We　personally　knew　a　young　lady；　a
  countrywoman　of　Professor　Wilson；　afflicted　by　cancer　in　the
  breast；　who　concealed　the　disease　from　her　parents　lest　it　should
  occasion　them　distress。　　An　operation　became　necessary；　and　when
  the　surgeons　called　for　the　purpose　of　performing　it；　she　herself
  answered　the　door；　received　them　with　a　cheerful　countenance；　led
  them　upstairs　to　her　room；　and　submitted　to　the　knife；　and　her
  parents　knew　nothing　of　the　operation　until　it　was　all　over。
  But　the　disease　had　become　too　deeply　seated　for　recovery；
  and　the　noble　self…denying　girl　died；　cheerful　and　uncomplaining
  to　the　end。
  （13）　〃One　night；　about　eleven　o'clock；　Keats　returned　home　in　a　state
  of　strange　physical　excitementit　might　have　appeared；　to　those
  who　did　not　know　him；　one　of　fierce　intoxication。　　He　told　his
  friend　he　had　been　outside　the　stage…coach；　had　received　a　severe
  chill；　was　a　little　fevered；　but　added；　'I　don't　feel　it　now。'　　He
  was　easily　persuaded　to　go　to　bed；　and　as　he　leapt　into　the　cold
  sheets；　before　his　head　was　on　the　pillow；　he　slightly　coughed　and
  said；　'That　is　blood　from　my　mouth；　bring　me　the　candle；　let　me
  see　this　blood'　He　gazed　steadfastly　for　some　moments　at　the　ruddy
  stain；　and　then；　looking　in　his　friend's　face　with　an　expression
  of　sudden　calmness　never　to　be　forgotten；　said；　'I　know　the　colour
  of　that　bloodit　is　arterial　blood。　　I　cannot　be　deceived　in
  that　colour；　that　drop　is　my　death…warrant。　　I　must　die！'〃
  Houghton's　LIFE　OF　KEATS；　Ed。　1867；　p。　289。
  In　the　case　of　George　Wilson；　the　bleeding　was　in　the　first
  instance　from　the　stomach；　though　he　afterwards　suffered　from　lung
  haemorrhage　like　Keats。　　Wilson　afterwards；　speaking　of　the　Lives
  of　Lamb　and　Keats；　which　had　just　appeared；　said　he　had　been
  reading　them　with　great　sadness。　　〃There　is；〃　said　he；　〃something
  in　the　noble　brotherly　love　of　Charles　to　brighten；　and　hallow；
  and　relieve　that　sadness；　but　Keats's　deathbed　is　the　blackness　of
  midnight；　unmitigated　by　one　ray　of　light！〃
  （14）　On　the　doctors；　who　attended　him　in　his　first　attack；　mistaking
  the　haemorrhage　from　the　stomach　for　haemorrhage　from　the　lungs；
  he　wrote：　〃It　would　have　been　but　poor　consolation　to　have　had
  as　an　epitaph：…
  〃Here　lies　George　Wilson；
  Overtaken　by　Nemesis；
  He　died　not　of　Haemoptysis；
  But　of　Haematemesis。〃
  （15）　'Memoir；'　p。　427。
  CHAPTER　VIII。TEMPER。
  〃Temper　is　nine…tenths　of　Christianity。〃BISHOP　WILSON。
  〃Heaven　is　a　temper；　not　a　place。〃DR。　CHALMERS。
  〃And　should　my　youth；　as　youth　is　apt　I　know；
  Some　harshness　show；
  All　vain　asperities　I　day　by　day
  Would　wear　away；
  Till　the　smooth　temper　of　my　age　should　be
  Like　the　high　leaves　upon　the　Holly　Tree〃SOUTHEY。
  Even　Power　itself　hath　not　one…half　the　might　of　Gentleness〃
  LEIGH　HUNT。
  It　has　been　said　that　men　succeed　in　life　quite　as　much　by　their
  temper　as　by　t