A MEMOIR OF THE LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPURZHEIM. BY ANDREW CARMICHAEL, M. R. I. A. LATE PRESIDENT OF THE PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF DUBLIN; AND PUB- "Friend of Man-of God the Servant; Nature's Priest-how pure and fervent Rev. Mr. Pierpont's Ode at the Funeral of DUBLIN: PUBLISHED BY W. F. WAKEMAN, 9, D'OLIER-ST.; 1833. 10 " TO THE PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF DUBLIN, IS INSCRIBED THIS imperfect and inadequate Memoir of the efforts and triumphs of our common Friend. Justly attached to him, you extend your good-will to every thing connected with his name; and too hastily presume, that whatever is interesting to you will prove of equal interest to the world. Your wishes are commands to me; and they have been obeyed. Yet we may find that the world will sympathise but little with us, in the studies we pursue, or the loss we deplore. Amongst you are many of the most valued and attached of my Friends. To each and to all, these pages are dedicated; but particularly to HIM, who, more partial still than others, imposed this task as a sacred duty upon me-who, ardent in the cause of TRUTH, yet delights in QUIET as his element-and whose affectionate, cheerful, philosophic, rationally-religious converse has mingled such rare felicity with so many of my hours. Next to HIM, of similar dispositions, but more adventurous daring equally a man of peace, yet shrinking from no field of controversy-alike in diversified excellence, alike in unvarying kindness, and alike in the happy inclination to encourage and approve. Again: to HIM, who was the first to commend, and call forth the commendations of others—to HIM, and to every one, who reflected back his good-nature, and re-echoed his suffrage; and who, I am confident, will form an union of talent, energy, and information, amply qualified to disseminate through the community the principles and influence of Phrenology— ambitious as they must be to emulate the example of that highly-gifted body, which is the ornament and the boast of the Athens of Britain "THE PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY." To the Members of that enlightened Association, whose breath has dissipated the mists of ignorance, prejudice, and malignity, which overclouded the horizon, not only of their own, but of many another realm, I also tender my devoted homage. But particularly to HIM, who was first and last in the sacred cause always persevering, always indefatigable, always victorious; and who, more than all others, participates in our present regret, because, more than all others, he knew the value of SPURZHEIM; and is competent to appreciate the magnitude of a bereavement like THIS, to the disappointed affections of Friends, and the unsatisfied wants of Society-who already has achieved such HERCULEAN labours in vindication of THE TRUE SCIENCE OF MIND-who alone can replace the BOL |