We cannot find the smallest part of the personal weight of Washington in the narrative of his exploits.

The authority of the name of Schiller is too great for his books.

This inequality of the reputation to the works or the anecdotes is not accounted for by saying that the reverberation is longer than the thunder-clap; but something resided in these men which begot an expectation that outran all their performance.

The largest part of their power was latent.

This is that which we call character,--a reserved force which acts directly by presence, and without means.