Life of Edward Bouverie Pusey, Vol. 1 of 4: Doctor of Divinity, Canon of Christ Church; Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford; 1800 1836 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Life of Edward Bouverie Pusey, Vol. 1 of 4: Doctor of Divinity, Canon of Christ Church; Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford; 1800 1836Dr. Pusey died September 16, 1882. At the large gathering that met at Oxford on the occasion of his funeral five days later, it was generally felt, that the one man who was fitted to undertake his Biography, was Dr. Liddon. In the afternoon of that day, the matter was mentioned to him at a smaller meeting of intimate friends; and a few days later he accepted the responsibility.From the moment that he undertook the duty, he felt the heavy burden that lay upon him. His private diary from that time gives constant, and at first even daily, expression to this feeling. To him it was no mere literary undertaking; it was a task in which his deepest affections and interests were concerned. It was the setting forth the life-work and delineating the character of one who was to him - with all his intense and devoted affection - his 'dilectissimus amicus,' to use the words of his diary, 'the most dear and revered of friends, of whose friendship I have all along been so utterly unworthy.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.