Scripture Biography

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Both the delight and the profit which are derived from the study of biography have been freely acknowledged by the consenting testimony of the literature of every nation. It were wonderful had it been otherwise. For the men, whose lives are deemed worthy of the study and attention of mankind, have been exceptions to the common rule of mediocrity in one or more particulars of their character, to which they are indebted for a place in the history of their country. These have thrust them forward in bright relief from the midst of the general surrounding darkness, and, according to the number and degree of these, they stand out, one with but the head, another with but an arm, or even a leg, one with but the bust, another with the whole front protruded into the full light of fame and glory. But this imperfect view, and such only it is which history can supply, serves but to excite our curiosity, and bestir ourselves to examine what still remains of those figures plunged in the obscurity and shade in which we ourselves are found.

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