（9）　Fuller；　the　Church　historian；　with　his　usual　homely　mother…wit；
  speaking　of　the　choice　of　a　wife；　said　briefly；　〃Take　the　daughter
  of　a　good　mother。〃
  （10）　She　was　an　Englishwomana　Miss　Motley。　　It　maybe　mentioned　that
  amongst　other　distinguished　Frenchmen　who　have　married　English
  wives；　were　Sismondi；　Alfred　de　Vigny；　and　Lamartine。
  （11）　〃Plus　je　roule　dans　ce　monde；　et　plus　je　suis　amene　a　penser
  qu'il　n'y　a　que　le　bonheur　domestique　qui　signifie　quelque　chose。〃
  OEUVRES　ET　CORRESPONDENCE。
  （12）　De　Tocqueville's　'Memoir　and　Remains；'　vol。　i。　p。　408。
  （13）　De　Tocqueville's　'Memoir　and　Remains；'　vol。　ii。　p。　48。
  （14）　Colonel　Hutchinson　was　an　uncompromising　republican；　thoroughly
  brave；　highminded；　and　pious。　　At　the　Restoration；　he　was
  discharged　from　Parliament；　and　from　all　offices　of　state　for
  ever。　　He　retired　to　his　estate　at　Owthorp；　near　Nottingham；　but
  was　shortly　after　arrested　and　imprisoned　in　the　Tower。　　From
  thence　he　was　removed　to　Sandown　Castle；　near　Deal；　where　he　lay
  for　eleven　months；　and　died　on　September　11th；　1664。　　The　wife
  petitioned　for　leave　to　share　his　prison；　but　was　refused。　　When
  he　felt　himself　dying；　knowing　the　deep　sorrow　which　his　death
  would　occasion　to　his　wife；　he　left　this　message；　which　was
  conveyed　to　her：　〃Let　her；　as　she　is　above　other　women；　show
  herself　on　this　occasion　a　good　Christian；　and　above　the　pitch　of
  ordinary　women。〃　　Hence　the　wife's　allusion　to　her　husband's
  〃command〃　in　the　above　passage。
  （15）　Mrs。　Lucy　Hutchinson　to　her　children　concerning　their　father：
  'Memoirs　of　the　Life　of　Col。　Hutchinson'　（Bohn's　Ed。）；　pp。　29…30。
  （16）　On　the　Declaration　of　American　Independence；　the　first　John　Adams；
  afterwards　President　of　the　United　States；　bought　a　copy　of　the
  'Life　and　Letters　of　Lady　Russell；'　and　presented　it　to　his　wife；
  〃with　an　express　intent　and　desire〃　（as　stated　by　himself）；　〃that
  she　should　consider　it　a　mirror　in　which　to　contemplate　herself；
  for；　at　that　time；　I　thought　it　extremely　probable；　from　the
  daring　and　dangerous　career　I　was　determined　to　run；　that　she
  would　one　day　find　herself　in　the　situation　of　Lady　Russell；　her
  husband　without　a　head：〃　Speaking　of　his　wife　in　connection　with
  the　fact；　Mr。　Adams　added：　〃Like　Lady　Russell；　she　never；　by　word
  or　look；　discouraged　me　from　running　all　hazards　for　the　salvation
  of　my　country's　liberties。　　She　was　willing　to　share　with　me；　and
  that　her　children　should　share　with　us　both；　in　all　the　dangerous
  consequences　we　had　to　hazard。〃
  （17）　'Memoirs　of　the　Life　of　Sir　Samuel　Romily；'　vol。　i。　p。　41。
  （18）　It　is　a　singular　circumstance　that　in　the　parish　church　of
  St。　Bride；　Fleet　Street；　there　is　a　tablet　on　the　wall　with　an
  inscription　to　the　memory　of　Isaac　Romilly；　F。R。S。；　who　died　in
  1759；　of　a　broken　heart；　seven　days　after　the　decease　of　a
  beloved　wifeCHAMBERS'　BOOK　OF　DAYS；　vol。　ii。　p。　539。
  （19）　Mr。　Frank　Buckland　says　〃During　the　long　period　that　Dr。
  Buckland　was　engaged　in　writing　the　book　which　I　now　have　the
  honour　of　editing；　my　mother　sat　up　night　after　night；　for　weeks
  and　months　consecutively；　writing　to　my　father's　dictation；　and
  this　often　till　the　sun's　rays；　shining　through　the　shutters　at
  early　morn；　warned　the　husband　to　cease　from　thinking；　and　the
  wife　to　rest　her　weary　hand。　　Not　only　with　her　pen　did　she
  render　material　assistance；　but　her　natural　talent　in　the　use
  of　her　pencil　enabled　her　to　give　accurate　illustrations　and
  finished　drawings；　many　of　which　are　perpetuated　in　Dr。　Buckland's
  works。　　She　was　also　particularly　clever　and　neat　in　mending
  broken　fossils；　and　there　are　many　specimens　in　the　Oxford　Museum；
  now　exhibiting　their　natural　forms　and　beauty；　which　were　restored
  by　her　perseverance　to　shape　from　a　mass　of　broken　and　almost
  comminuted　fragments。〃
  （20）　Veitch's　'Memoirs　of　Sir　William　Hamilton。'
  （21）　The　following　extract　from　Mr。　Veitch's　biography　will　give
  one　an　idea　of　the　extraordinary　labours　of　Lady　Hamilton；　to
  whose　unfailing　devotion　to　the　service　of　her　husband　the　world
  of　intellect　has　been　so　much　indebted：　〃The　number　of　pages
  in　her　handwriting；〃　says　Mr。　Veitch；〃filled　with　abstruse
  metaphysical　matter；　original　and　quoted；　bristling　with
  proportional　and　syllogistic　formulaethat　are　still　preserved；
  is　perfectly　marvellous。　　Everything　that　was　sent　to　the　press；
  and　all　the　courses　of　lectures；　were　written　by　her；　either　to
  dictation；　or　from　a　copy。　　This　work　she　did　in　the　truest　spirit
  of　love　and　devotion。　　She　had　a　power；　moreover；　of　keeping　her
  husband　up　to　what　he　had　to　do。　　She　contended　wisely　against　a
  sort　of　energetic　indolence　which　characterised　him；　and　which；
  while　he　was　always　labouring；　made　him　apt　to　put　aside　the　task
  actually　before　himsometimes　diverted　by　subjects　of　inquiry
  suggested　in　the　course　of　study　on　the　matter　in　hand；　sometimes
  discouraged　by　the　difficulty　of　reducing　to　order　the　immense
  mass　of　materials　he　had　accumulated　in　connection　with　it。　　Then
  her　resolution　and　cheerful　disposition　sustained　and　refreshed
  him；　and　never　more　so　than　when；　during　the　last　twelve　years　of
  his　life；　his　bodily　strength　was　broken；　and　his　spirit；　though
  languid；　yet　ceased　not　from　mental　toil。　　The　truth　is；　that　Sir
  William's　marriage；　his　comparatively　limited　circumstances；　and
  the　character　of　his　wife；　supplied　to　a　nature　that　would　have
  been　contented　to　spend　its　mighty　energies　in　work　that　brought
  no　reward　but　in　the　doing　of　it；　and　that　might　never　have　been
  made　publicly　known　or　available；　the　practical　force　and　impulse
  which　enabled　him　to　accomplish　what　he　actually　did　in　literature
  and　philosophy。　　It　was　this　influence；　without　doubt；　which　saved
  him　from　utter　absorption　in　his　world　of　rare；　noble；　and
  elevated；　but　ever…increasingly　unattainable　ideas。　　But　for　it；
  the　serene　sea　of　abstract　thought　might　have　held　him　becalmed
  for　life；　and　in　the　absence　of　all　utterance　of　definite
  knowledge　of　his　conclusions；　the　world　might　have　been　left　to　an
  ignorant　and　mysterious　wonder　about　the　unprofitable　scholar。〃
  CHAPTER　XIITHE　DISCIPLINE　OF　EXPERIENCE。
  〃I　would　the　great　would　grow　like　thee。
  Who　grewest　not　alone　in　power
  And　knowledge；　but　by　year　and　hour
  In　reverence　and　in　charity。〃TENNYSON。
  〃Not　to　be　unhappy　is　unhappynesse；
  And　misery　not　t'have　known　miserie；
  For　the　best　way　unto　discretion　is
  The　way　that　leades　us　by　adversitie；
  And　men　are　better　shew'd　what　is　amisse；
  By　th'expert　finger　of　calamitie；
  Than　they　can　be　with　all　that　fortune　brings；
  Who　never　shewes　them　the　true　face　of　things。〃DANIEL。
  〃A　lump　of　wo　affliction　is；
  Yet　thence　I　borrow　lumps　of　bliss；
  Though　few　can　see　a　blessing　in't；
  It　is　my　furnace　and　my　mint。〃
  ERSKINE'S　GOSPEL　SONNETS。
  〃Crosses　grow　anchors；　bear　as　thou　shouldst　so
  Thy　cross；　and　that　cross　grows　an　anchor　too。〃DONNE。
  〃Be　the　day　weary；　or　be　the　day　long；
  At　length　it　ringeth　to　Evensong。〃ANCIENT　COUPLET。
  Practical　wisdom　is　only　to　be　learnt　in　the　school　of　experience。
  Precepts　and　instructions　are　useful　so　far　as　they　go；　but；
  without　the　discipline　of　real　life；　they　remain　of　the　nature　of
  theory　only。　　The　hard　facts　of　existence　have　to　be　faced；　to
  give　that　touch　of　truth　to　character　which　can　never　be　imparted
  by　reading　or　tuition；　but　only　by　contact　with　the　broad
  instincts　of　common　men　and　women。
  To　be　worth　anything；　character　must　be　capable　of　standing　firm
  upon　its　feet　in　the　world　of　daily　work；　temptation；　and　trial；
  and　able　to　bear　the　wear…and…tear　of　actual　life。　　Cloistered
  virtues　do　not　count　for　much。　　The　life　that　rejoices　in　solitude
  may　be　only　rejoicing　in　selfishness。　　Seclusion　may　indicate
  contempt　for　others；　though　more　usually　it　means　indolence；
  cowardice；　or　self…indulgence。　　To　every　human　being　belongs　his
  fair　share　of　manful　toil　and　human　duty；　and　it　cannot　be　shirked
  without　loss　to　the　individual　himself；　as　well　as　to　the
  community　to　which　he　belongs。　　It　is　only　by　mixing　in　the　daily
  life　of　the　world；　and　taking　part　in　its　affairs；　that　practical
  knowledge　can　be　acquired；　and　wisdom　learnt。　　It　is　there　that　we
  find　our　chief　sphere　of　duty；　that　we　learn　the　discipline　of
  work；　and　that　we　educate　ourselves　in　that　patience；　diligence；
  and　endurance　which　shape　and　consolidate　the　character。　　There　we
  encounter　the　difficulties；　trials；　and　temptations　which；
  according　as　we　deal　with　them；　give　a　colour　to　our　entire　after…
  life；　and　there；　too；　we　become　subject　to　the　great　discipline　of
  suffering；　from　which　we　learn　far　more　than　from　the　safe
  seclusion　of　the　study　or　the　cloister。
  Contact　with　others　is　also　requisit