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It was hero that the scene of his greatest excel- 

 lence was exhibited. In many departments of sci- 

 ence he was conspicuous, but here pre-eminent. 

 Here be exerted all his genius and strained every 

 faculty of his mind. His heart and soul were in the 

 object. No pains, no money were spared, to render 

 the lecture complete — and he succeeded ; for in the 

 opinion of able judges, he might well bear a compa- 

 rison with the most celebrated Professors in existence. 

 In language he was sufficiently fluent, and when a 

 little excied, even eloquent, and by happy allusions to 

 agreeable objects he contrived to scatter flowers over 

 a field, not naturally of an inviting aspect. But his 

 great aim was to render his demonstrations perfectly 

 intelligible, and this he always accomplished by dwel- 

 ling upon his subject, until he perceived that it was 

 clearly understood by his pupils. In the communi- 

 cation of his ideas he had a facility never attained but 

 by great masters. Too much praise cannot be given 

 him for the liberality with which he provided the ne- 

 cessary apparatus. His expenses in procuring every 

 kind of drawing or model which could represent the 

 various parts of the -human body, were greater than 

 can be conceived by those who have not been inform- 

 ed. The increase of his class keeping pace with the 

 fame of the Professor, it was found impossible to de- 



