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and his conviflions deeply rooted. From thefc, 

 and from thefe only, he fpoke and afted. He 

 was iitteily free from every fpecies of diffimu- 

 lation or deceit. His condutt was always di- 

 re£t, and his purpofe evident. His deliberations 

 were more fvvayed by what he himfclf thought 

 • rif^ht, than by what was likely to be thought right 

 bv Others j and when his determination was once 

 made, he was not eafily diverted from it, either 

 by fear or favour. His adherence to truth was 

 flridl and uniform, even from his early youth. 

 His fpirit was too elevated to fubmit to falfe- 

 hood, from whatever fource it might be fup- 

 pofed to arife, whether from the fuggeftions of 

 vanity, the impreffions of fear, or the diiflates 

 of malice. His humanity was pure and unaf- 

 fected. No man did a kind adion with lefs 

 confcioufnefs of merit, or lefs purpofe of gaining 

 applaufe. His paffions were warm, his affec- 

 tions ftrong, his fenfe of honour nice, his fpirit, 

 when provoked, high and indignant. In the 

 more intimate relations of life, he was greatly 

 beloved; in many of the qualities neceflary far 

 friendfhip, he has feldom been equalled. Through 

 the whole of his conduct there appeared a ftrain 

 of manly fincerity. From his cradle to his grave, 

 he, perhaps, never, on any one occafion, facrificed 

 reality to appearances, or courted applaufe from 

 others, which was not juftified by the approbation 

 of his own heart. 



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