Excerpt from A Discourse, Occasioned by the Recent Duel in Washington: Delivered March 4, 1838; In the Chapel of Harvard University, and in the Wesr Church, Boston The word honor, in its original idea, signifies respect, or praise. It is that tribute Of good opin ion, which attends a character thought to be com mendable. It is the external expression of the respect which is conceived to be due. Thus the Apostle says, Honor all men; show them that respect, which, as partakers of human nature, be longs to them. Honor the king; Show him that respect, which, as holding such a position in society, is due to him. Honor is not seemly for a fool; it is not suitable to pay respect to an individual of this description. Such was the original application of the word, the expression of that respect which is due to character or sta tion. Lnow, to deserve and receive such a tes timony is one of the strongest desires of man; and hence, by an easy transition, the word came to be applied to the sense of desert or of character in the individual judged, as well as in him that judges; and he is called a man of honor, who is alive to this sense of character and conducts him self consistently with it. Perceiving desert in another, we pay him honor; perceiving it in him self, he claims honor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.