Thereforeallsentimentwasobjectionable，forsentimentmeansneglectofrulesandcalculations。HeshrankfromshowingfeelingwithmorethantheusualEnglishreserve；andshowedhisdevotiontohischildrenbydrillingthemintoknowledgewithuncompromisingstrictness，Hehadnofeelingforthepoeticalorliterarysideofthings；andregardedlife，itwouldseem，asaseriesofarguments，inwhichpeopleweretobeconstrainedbylogic，notpersuadedbysympathy。HeseemstohavedespisedpoorMrs。Mill，andtohavebeenunsuccessfulinconcealinghiscontempt，thoughinhislettershereferstoherrespectfully。Millthereforewasamanlittlelikelytowintheheartsofhisfollowers，thoughhisremarkablevigourofminddominatedtheirunderstandings。
Theamiableandkindly，whosesympathiesarequicklymoved，gainanunfairshareofourregardbothinlifeandafterwards。Wearemorepleasedbyanineffectualattempttobekindly，thanbyrealkindnessbestowedungraciously。Mill’sgreatqualitiesshouldnotbeoverlookedbecausetheywerehiddenbyamannerwhichseemsalmostdeliberatelyrepellent。Hedevotedhimselfthroughlifetopromotethetruthashesawit；toincreasethescantyamountsofpleasuresenjoyedbymankind；andtodischargeallthedutieswhichheowedtohisneighbours。
Hesucceededbeyondalldisputeinforciblypresentingonesetofviewswhichprofoundlyinfluencedhiscountrymen；andtheverynarrownessofhisintellectenabledhimtoplanthisblowsmoreeffectively。
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1。ThechiefauthorityforJamesMillisJamesMill：aBiography，byAlexanderBain，EmeritusProfessorofLogicintheUniversityofAberdeen，London，1882。Thebookcontainsveryfullmaterials，and，ifratherdry，dealswithadrysubject。