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The correspondence between these friends con- 
tinued to the end of 1826 with its original spirit ; 
but from that time the declining health of the 
Bishop became visible in his handwriting, and his 
subsequent letters were chiefly upon the progress 
of infirmity. Like most admirers of Nature, he 
possessed warm domestic and social affections, and 
great love for the enjoyments of home. Speaking 
in one of his earlier letters of a family possessing 
the same qualities, who had been bereaved of a 
tender parent, “The description,” he says, “ of such 
an harmonious family, is as delightful as it is ser- 
viceable. When one wants nothing from without, 
how sure and constant our comforts are ! and that 
is the case with a family at unity in itself. Oh, how 
good and joyful a thing is it to dwell together in 
unity! Itisa Bisasnie even for strangers to look 
upon. 
«Parting is a hard task. I do not wish for stoi- 
cism enough to set me above such fine feelings. In 
the end they are a happiness for us, ever recalling 
the connexion while it subsisted, teaching us the 
value of everything of the kind, and inviting us to 
look forward to other modes of it.” 
END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 
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