208 HENRY KIRKE WH^TE's REMAINS, 



will be an insuperable obstacle to me as an attorney, and 

 has said how unfortunate a thing it was for me not to 

 have known of the growing defect in my organs of hear- 

 ing, before I articled myself. Under these circumstances, 

 I conceive I should be culpable did I let go so good an 



opportunity as now occurs. Mr will write to all 



his University friends, and he says there is so much 

 liberality there, that the}' will never let a young man 

 of talents be turned from his studies by w^ant of cash. 



Yesterday I spoke to Mr Enfield, and he, with unex- 

 ampled generosity, said that he saw clearly what an 

 advantageous thing it v.ould be for me ; that I must be 

 sensible what a great loss he and Mr Coldham would 

 suffijr ; but that he was certain neither he nor Mr 



C could oppose themselves to anything which was 



so much to my advantage. When Mr C returns 



from London, the matter will be settled with my mother. 



All my mother's friends seem to think this an excel- 

 lent thing for me, and will do all in their power to for- 

 ward me. 



Now we come to a very important part of the business 

 — the means. 1 shall go with my friend Robert, in the 

 capacity of Sizar, to whom the expense is not more than 

 £60 per annum. Towards this sura my mother will con- 

 tribute £20, being what she allows me now for clothes ; 

 (by this means she will save my board) ; and, for the re- 

 sidue, I must trust to getting a Scholarship, or Chapel 

 Clerk's post. But, in order to make this residue certain, 

 I shall, at the expiration of twelve months, jDublish a 

 second volume of poems by subscription. 



My friend Mr says, that so far as his means 



will go, 1 shall never ask assistance in vain. He has 

 but a small income, though of great family. He has 

 just lost two rectories by scruples of conscience, and now 



preaches at for £80 a year. The following letter 



he put into ray hand as I was leaving him, after having 

 breakfasted with him yesterday. He put it into my 

 hand, and requested me not to read it until I got home. 



