A Memorial of Edward Everett, From the City of Boston
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Suffice it to remark that, if he desired public life, he never accepted an office which was not properly offered, never purchased one by pledges in PKOCEEDINGS OF THE HISTOHICAL SOCIETY. 163 advance, direct or indirect, and never for a moment used his position for the emolument of himself or his friends. What I have more to say will be devoted to his personal character. A spotless private character has ever been considered in New England, and I trust not in New England alone, as ouc of the elem...ents of true greatness, and Heaven forbid that it should ever be held in light estimation ! This merit was his beyond impeach- ment, — not his alone, most certainly, but his eminence in other respects rendered his example in this more conspicuous, and thus more widely beneficial. Of this character I shall notice one leading feature, — I mean his wakeful and unremitted disposition to benefit others. . If judged by his fruits, we must allow that Edward Everett was a most benevolent man. His exertions and resources of mind, body, or estate were most freely imparted on every reasonable call, — I should say on every reasonable opportunity.
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