"Duty is the sublimest word in our language," he wrote to his son; and, if we add that other august maxim, "Human virtue should be equal to human calamity," we shall have in a few words a summary of the principles which inspired Lee.
The crowning grace of this man, who was thus not only great but good, was the humility and trust in God, which lay at the foundation of his character.

Upon this point we shall quote the words of a gentleman of commanding intellect, a bitter opponent of the South in the war: "Lee is worthy of all praise.

As a man, he was fearless among men.

As a soldier, he had no superior and no equal.

In the course of Nature my career on earth may soon terminate.