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of them (the first) was upon the subject of indifference in 

 the affairs of religion, which he thought to be a greater 

 crime than direct opposition. The other was upon the 

 authenticity of the account which the Evangelists have 

 given of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and 

 the impossibility of the apostles being either deceived or 

 deceivers. I remember to have heard the same sermon at 

 Fail-field last summer, when I was at home. At a meeting 

 in the afternoon I was attacked with a dizziness in my head, 

 which rose to such a height that I was hardly able to sit 

 erect, but it soon subsided to a degree, although it came on 

 again in the evening, but was not so bad. In the evening 

 Selleck went with Charles Denison to Dr. Gould's, and I 

 spent a part of it at Prince's room, as I did not wish to be 

 alone when I had that disagreeable feeling in my head. I 

 returned and went to bed at a little past eight 



Nov. 3. My collegiate life now begins to draw toward 



close, and I am perplexed to know in what manner I 

 shall employ my time to the greatest advantage, but rather 

 ;hink that I ought to apply myself to history in the greatest 

 >art of the time which is not occupied by my classical pur 

 suits and other necessary employments. 



Nov. 4. Clear and pleasant weather as usual. I have 

 studied all day as usual, and nothing has occurred out of 

 ;he common order of things which I now recollect. Mr. 

 Meigs heard the class recite at noon, as Dr. Dwight is out 

 of town. 



Although Mr. Meigs is a very sensible man, and very 

 well calculated for the office which (as Professor of Mathe 

 matics and Natural Philosophy) he now fills, still it is very 

 easy to make a contrast between him and the President ; 

 jut I am doubtful whether the comparison is not a false 

 one. because the President is one of those characters which 

 we very seldom meet with in the world, and who form its 

 greatest ornaments. In the beginning of the evening I 

 went with a member of my class to look at the planet Jupi- 



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