Manuscript obituary of Dr. Christopher FitzSimons by T.G.B. — continued (lower halves of facing leaves)
Book 1, Page 274 ·1866–1866
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Manuscript obituary, continued — left-hand leaf (bottom half)
the highest significance of the term. Purely by the largeness of his spirit he rose superior to physical disadvantages which have soured the hearts and contracted to littleness or hardened in selfishness and bitterness the spirits of many a man.
His genial Nature was a wonderful defence against morbid egotism or whining complaints against an unequal lot. Few won the sympathies of men more readily, few deserved
Manuscript obituary, continued — right-hand leaf (bottom half)
ruined country but will recur to him in his earlier life and happier days. Respected and beloved by his fellow men, and this great heart swelling with human sympathy and love.
His little children, who will scarcely retain their childish recollection of their Father, will when they grow to be men learn to know him [illegible] by the impress of his character on the hearts of his many friends
AI Notes
A horizontal-strip scan showing the bottoms of two facing manuscript leaves from the multi-page handwritten obituary/eulogy of Dr. Christopher FitzSimons (d. 17 May 1866) by T.G.B. (Theodore Gaillard Barker). Continues from the manuscript that begins on page 276 (and continues on 273, 277, 278). The cursive is faint but, at enhanced resolution, almost fully legible. Praise of FitzSimons’s genial nature, his refusal to be soured by the ruined country, and his memory in his children.
Manuscript continues on the next scan.