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In 1836 his essay on “ Language ” appeared, and gained for him the friendship of William Ellery Charming, who said of the book, “I have known a man Of vigorous intellect, who had enjoyed few advantages of early education, and whose mind was almost engrossed by the details of an extensive business, but who com— posed a book Of much original thought, in steamboats and on horseback, and while Visiting distant customers.” This essay was possibly the dearest to Mr. Hazard of all his works. It is written in a less studied, more graceful style than his purely metaphysical works, and contains many charming bits of imagery. As an illustration of the remarkable concentration and dual quality of his mind is given this anecdote: In 184.0, or about that time, a gentleman occupied a seat with Mr. Hazard on the train from New York. Not long before the train reached Kingston he took a letter from his pocket, also a pencil, and, while still keeping up the conversation of a purely business nature, occasionally wrote a few words. Just as he was leaving the train, he with a smile tore Off the back of the letter and gave it to his friend, who, to his surprise, found a charming little poem addressed to a young girl whom he had seen, the evening before, enter a room with a rosebud between her lips. '

A biographical sketch of Mr. Hazard has been written by his granddaughter, Caroline Hazard, and is prefixed to his collected works.

Rowland Gibson Hazard, married Caroline Newbold, daughter of John Newbold, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1828.

CHILDREN

1214. ROWLAND HAZARD, born Aug. 16, 1829, in Newport; married, March 29, 1854, Margarel,

daughter of Rev. Amen Rood; she died Aug. 7, 1895. 1215. JOHN NEWBOLD HAZARD, born Sept. 11, 1836, in Peacedale.

§ 652. WILLIAM ROBINSON HAZARD, 7 (Rowland, 6; Thomas, 5; Rob— ert, 4; Thomas, 3; Robert, 2; Thomas, I), was born December 15, 1803. He

married, October 2, 1828, Mary, daughter of John and Lydia Wilbur.

CHILDREN ' 1216. JOHN WILBUR HAZARD, born 1830; married Ade/1'11 Hang.

1217. MARY G. HAZARD, born 1833; died Aug. 19, 1884; married Samuel G. Cook. 1218. LYDIA C. HAZARD, born 1835; married Franklin E. Hang.

1219. ELIZABETH HAZARD, born 1837. 1220. ROWLAND HAZARD, born 1839; married Phebe Ami Myers.

1221. ANNA HAZARD, born 1841; married 771077111; Tierney. 1222. WILLIAM WILBUR HAZARD, born 1843. 1223. ISAAC PEACE HAZARD, born 1847; married 1871, Elizaéetl) Howlaml.

§ 706. JOHN HAZARD, 7 (John, 6; Benjamin, 5 ; George, 4.; Thomas, 3; Robert, 2; Thomas, I), was born 1775; he died 1806; he married, April, 1800, Frances, daughter of Captain Daniel and Sarah (Hazard) Gardiner.

CHILDREN. 1224. MARTHA HAZARD, born about 1801; married 0mm: Stillman.

I See Writings of R. G. Hazard (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.), 4 vols. I 2 2 5 ,