30G HEXRT KIRKE WHITE S REMAINS. 



and came off on so difficult a subject as the Nerves ; and 

 I beg of him, if he have made any discoveries, to com- 

 municate them to me, who, being persecuted bj these 

 same nerves, should be glad to have some better ac- 

 quaintance with my invisible enemies. 



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My dear Sister, 



TO HIS SISTER. 



St John's, 25tTi June 1806. 



The intelligence you gave me of Mr Forest's ill- 

 ness, &c., cannot affect m.e in any way whatever. The 

 mastership of the school must be held by a clergyman ; 

 and I very well recollect that he is restrained from hold- 

 ing any curacy, or other ministerial office. The salary 

 is not so large as you mention ; and if it were, the place 

 would scarcely be an object to me ; for I am very cer- 

 tain, that if I choose, when I have taken my degree, I 

 may have half a dozen pupils to prepare for the Uni- 

 versity, with a salary of £100 per annum, which would 

 be more respectable, and more consonant to my habits 

 and studies, than drilling the fry of a trading town, in 

 learning which they do not know how to value. Latin 

 and Greek are nothing like so much respected in Not- 

 tingham as Wingate's Arithmetic. 



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It is well for you that you can still enjoy the privilege 

 of sitting under the sound of the gospel ; and the wants 

 of others, in these respects, will, perhaps, teach you how 

 to value the blessings. All our comforts, and almost all 

 our hopes, here lie at the mercy of every succeeding 

 hour. Death is always at hand to bereave us of some 

 dear connexion, or to snatch us away from those who 

 may need our counsel and protection. I do not see how 

 any person, capable of reflection, can live easily and 

 fearlessly in these circumstances, unless he have a well- 



