Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. CHARACTER AND LITERARY PRODUCTIONS OF WILLIAM BLUNDELL. Character seen in his Writings?Confidence reposed in him ?His Good-humour?As a Soldier?His Influence over Young Men?Tutor to his Grandsons?Religious Mat- ters?Difficulties in the Way of practising Religion? Rev. John Walton, S.J.?Rev. Francis Waldcgrave, S.J. ?Relations -with his Chaplains?Their Position in the Household?Agreeable Companions?Promoters of Mar- riages?A Curious Love-letter?Priests of Good Birth? Large Number of his Relatives Religious?Real Names not entered in Pedigrees?His Literary Occupations? Common-place Books?Plan of Drexelius?Favourite Authors?Ntglect of Poetry?Unacquainted-with Shake- speare's or Milton's Verses?Character of his Remarks? Wise Suggestions?Letters intended for Publication? Treatise on Penal Laws. The following notes show that Mr. Blundell possessed much of that honourable and open character which is said to belong to Lancashiremen of the best type. He speaks his mind in a straightforward, manly way. The impression we have in reading his letters and remarks is highly favourable to his integrity. We seem to be listening to a man who would rather suffer any torments than tell a lie or deny his principles. And that such was his real character, the whole tenor of his life bears witness. His friends reposed the greatest confidence in him, and he was frequently selected as umpire in family differences, where the circumstances called for the exercise of much tact and judgment. Ladies who presided over religious houses abroad found in him a faithful financial agent. His carefulness and exactitude in managing this troublesome business, which he undertook solely out of charity, is manifest from the account- books which he has left behind him. Considering the many troubles in...