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were all written out, but very rarely read. He generally 

 spoke, doubtless casting his eyes upon his MS. to observe 

 and follow the order of his subject. He was very method- 

 ical, and filled out his themes without omission, repletion, 

 or confusion. He was not, like Dr. Gregory, fluent and 

 impetuous ; he was cool and lucid, but sometimes rising 

 above his MS., he essayed a flight of eloquence. In these 

 cases he was not very successful, and we regretted that so 

 able a man should provoke a smile when he looked for ad- 

 miration. I thought he once caught me with a smile upon 

 my face, which might have appeared equivocal, unless self- 

 love might have preferred to regard the expression as one 

 of approbation rather than of mirthful ness. After this, I 

 was more on my guard, especially as a friend who attended 

 the lectures informed me that, as I generally sat very near 

 the Professor, he kept an eye on his " brother Professor," 

 and once remarked to my informant that he believed I lost 

 nothing of the lectures, and did not permit anything to 

 escape my attention ; and I supposed that he might have 

 descried some of my pen sketches, which might well have 

 provoked a smile in turn. I was early a faithful and de- 

 lighted student of the lectures of Dr. Black, as published 

 by his surviving pupil and friend, Professor Robison, from 

 notes taken by himself and others. This work, being very 

 familiar to me, I was forcibly struck with the great resem- 

 blance of Dr. Hope's lectures, in style, substance, and illus- 

 trations, to those of his great master. As his pupil, ad- 

 mirer, and assistant, it is not extraordinary that he should 

 have formed himself upon that excellent model. Dr. 

 Black's lectures, in two volumes quarto, were so instruc- 

 tive and attractive too, that I studied them with equal 

 pleasure and profit. Dr. Hope had enjoyed also the ad- 

 vantage of knowing and studying under another great 

 master. He informed me that he was associated with, and 

 was instructed by, the illustrious Lavoisier, the Newton of 

 Chemistry, as he has been called. He was made familiar 



