You have all been taught to look to one life as your model, and to turn to Him who lived it on our earth, as to the guide, and friend, and helper, who alone can strengthen the feeble knees, and lift up the fainting heart. Just in so far as you cleave to that teaching, and follow that life, will you live your own faithfully. If I were not sure that what I am going to try to do for you would help to turn you more trustfully and lovingly to that source of all truth, all strength, all light, be sure I would not have undertaken it. As it is, I know it will be my fault if it does not do this.
THOMAS HUGHES.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| FIRST YEARS | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| RUGBY | [17] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| A FATHER’S LETTERS | [49] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| OXFORD | [59] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| DEGREE | [80] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| START IN LIFE | [88] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| 1849-50: AN EPISODE | [109] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| ITALY | [121] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| MIDDLE LIFE | [130] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| LETTERS TO HIS BOYS | [151] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| CONCLUSION | [170] |