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He is an admirable specimen of the pteriple- 

 gistic, philosophic statesman, 



" Who rapid turns the keen observant eye 

 From men to books, from books to man again ; 

 Stores and compares ; his well-digested store 

 Then opes and uses in the walks of life ; 

 And when the faint o'er-laboured spirit flags, 

 Renews its vigour in the sportful field." 



I cannot recollect where is your most happy and 

 poetic quotation about the dusty books, if indeed I 

 ever knew it. 



Yours truly, 



W. Smith. 



From Sir Thomas Frankland. 



Dear Sir, Thirkleby, York, April 13, 1811. 



My son has just returned from Lincolnshire, 

 where he has been hunting these last five weeks. 

 It agrees with him, as far as my eye informs me. 

 In the third week of October last I went to Sir 

 Joseph Banks's in Lincolnshire, where I stayed near 

 a week, and had a most agreeable and interesting 

 visit. The singular fineness of the season and good 

 breeding of game gave me uncommon diversion 

 there ; but late in October I perceived a strain in 

 my tendon which was broke in 1792, and, though 

 I favoured it, by a slip (at Duncombe Park) in 

 November I contrived to be crippled. However, 

 I was trout-fishing all this morning, and feel no 

 concern on the subject. Glaucium fulvum, of 



