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lectures, and the attendance was almost nominal. In 

 my second year I had to work for a month or two to 

 pass the Little-Go, which I did easily. Again, in my 

 last year I worked with some earnestness for my final 

 degree of B.A., and brushed up my Classics, together 

 with a little Algebra and Euclid, which latter gave me 

 much pleasure, as it did at school. In order to pass 

 the B.A. examination, it was also necessary to get up 

 Paley's * Evidences of Christianity,' and his ' Moral 

 Philosophy.' This was done in a thorough manner, 

 and I am convinced that I could have written out the 

 whole of the ' Evidences ' with perfect correctness, but 

 not of course in the clear language of Paley. The 

 logic of this book and, as I may add, of his ' Natural 

 Theology,' gave me as much delight as did Euclid. 

 The careful study of these works, without attempting 

 to learn any part by rote, was the only part of the 

 academical course which, as I then felt and as I still 

 believe, was of the least use to me in the education of 

 my mind. I did not at that time trouble myself about 

 Paley's premises ; and taking these on trust, I was 

 charmed and convinced by the long line of argumen- 

 tation. By answering well the examination questions 

 in Paley, by doing Euclid well, and by not failing 

 miserably in Classics, I gained a good place among 

 the 01 TroXXoi or crowd of men who do not go in for 

 honours. Oddly enough, I cannot remember how 

 high I stood, and my memory fluctuates between the 

 fifth, tenth, or twelfth, name on the list.* 



Public lectures on several branches were given in 



* Tenth in the list of January 1831. 



