210 HENRY KIRKE WHITE's REMAINS. 



SO that I can write you no further information on this 

 head. 



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I suppose you have seen my review in this month's 

 Mirror, and that I need not comment upon it; such a 

 review I neither expected, nor in fact deserve. 



I shall not send up the Mirror this month, on this 

 account, as it is policy to keep it ; and you have, no 

 doubt, received one from Mr Hill. 



The errors in the Greek quotation I perceived the 

 moment T got down the first copies, and altered them, 

 in most, with the pen ; they are very unlucky ; I have 

 sent up the copies for the reviews myself, in order that 

 I might make the correction in them. 



I have got now to write letters to all the Reviewers, 

 and hope you will excuse my abrupt conclusion of this 

 letter on that score. 



I am, dear Neville, 



AiFectionately yours, 



H. K. White. 



. I shall write to Mr Hill now the first thing ; I owe 

 much to him. 



TO MR B. MADDOCK. 



Nottingham, -, 



My dear Ben, 



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And now, my dear Ben, I must confess your letter 

 gave me much pain ; there is a tone of despondence in 

 it which J must condemn, inasmuch as it is occasioned 

 by circumstances which do not involve your own exer- 

 tions, but which are utterly independent of yourself : if 

 you do your duty, why lament that it is not productive ? 

 In whatever situation we may be placed, there is a duty 

 we owe to God and religion ; it is resignation ; — nay, I 

 may say contentment. All things are in the hands of 

 God ; and shall we mortals (if we do not absolutely re- 



