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perity, yet we can ardently long for, and sincerely believe, 

 we may be eternally happy in the next." 



In this situation he finished his medical education. In 

 the language of Professor Sewall* 



" Here he pursued his studies with such diligence and 

 zeal, as to furnish, even at that early period, strong inti- 

 mations of his future eminence. So indefatigable was 

 he in the acquisition of knowledge, that he left no op- 

 portunity of advancement unimproved, and notwithstand- 

 ing the deficiencies of his preparatory education, he 

 pressed forward with an energy and perseverance, that 

 enabled him not only to rival, but to surpass all his fel- 

 lows." 



He appears to have attended the lectures in the Balti- 

 more school, through the sessions commencing in the 

 autumns of 1816, and 1817. In the course of the last, 

 Professor Dayidge was disabled, by an accident, for 

 several weeks, and Mr. Godman was appointed to supply 

 his place. This, as he had been an apprentice to a trade, 

 not three years before, in the same city, was an hon- 

 ourable testimony to his talents and industry, and must 

 have been highly gratifying to his ambition, According 

 to Professor Sewall, (loco citato.) 



"This situation he filled for several weeks with so 

 much propriety he lectured with such enthusiasm and 

 eloquence, his illustrations were so clear and happy, as 



* Eulogy on Dr. Godman, p. 4. 



