Excerpt from An Essay on the Life, Character and Writings of John B. Gibson The design of this essay is sufficiently indicated by its title. In the case of so distinguished a man, it is remarkable that no similar effort has yet been made in print. I except, of course, the beautiful eulogy - a picture, rather than a dis course - delivered on the occasion of his death, from the bench which he had so long adorned. On every ground a more extended tribute to his genius seems appropriate, for during nearly half a century, no man in Pennsylvania did more to strengthen and improve that litera ture which is the chief glory of the law. Time sufficient has now elapsed to cast a mellowing tint over the unavailing regret with which we view the departure of the living, and to enable us to pronounce with less partiality on the quali ties which have challenged our applause. 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.