Humanity personified

I am a man, born in the nineteenth century, between the years 1840 and 1850, and speaking the English language. I live in Europe, Africa, and America, and the other great divisions of the world are familiar to me. The countries which I inhabit lie between 30 and 50 degrees of north latitude, and between 10 and 40 degrees of east longitude. My ancestors, for some generations back, were Christians, and I was educated in that faith. The history of my race extends far into the past, and I have learned something of it. I have studied the arts and sciences, and have acquired a moderate knowledge of them. I have lived under various forms of government, and have learned to obey and to command. I have experienced joy and sorrow,