It was very impressively observed by Mr.Disraeli, in the House of Commons, shortly after the death of Mr.Cobden:--"There is this consolation remaining to us, when we remember our unequalled and irreparable losses, that those great men are not altogether lost to us--that their words will often be quoted in this House--that their examples will often be referred to and appealed to, and that even their expressions will form part of our discussions and debates.

There are now, I may say, some members of Parliament who, though they may not be present, are still members of this House--who are independent of dissolutions, of the caprices of constituencies, and even of the course of time.

I think that Mr.Cobden was one of those men." It is the great lesson of biography to teach what man can be and can do at his best.

It may thus give each man renewed strength and confidence.
The humblest, in sight of even the greatest, may admire, and hope, and take courage.

These great brothers of ours in blood and lineage, who live a universal life, still speak to us from their graves, and beckon us on in the paths which they have trod.