I. Influence of character : Character a great power in the world ; Common duty ; Character above learning and wealth ; Character a property ; Honesty of character ; Principles ; Reliableness ; Practical wisdom ; Sheridan and Burke ; Character and circumstances ; Formation of character ; The late prince consort ; Force of character ; The conscientious man ; The quality of reverence ; Intrepidy of character ; Lord Palmerston ; Contagiousness of energy ; The Napiers and Sir John Moore ; Washington, wellington ; Influence of personal character ; Reverence for great men ; Luther, Knox, Dante ; Character a great legacy ; Character of nations ; Washington Irving and Sir Walter Scott ; Character and freedom ; Nations strengthened by trials ; Noble and ignoble patriotism ; Decline and fall of nations ; Stability of character of nations