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ideas was compatible with all but universal sym- 

 pathies and the most fearless openness of thought. 

 There are no " water-tight compartments," 1 there is 

 no " tabooed ground ; " 2 in spite of much natural 

 reserve, he never really lost his predilection for " a 

 thorough draft." 3 That marvellous interpenetration 

 of scientific industry, philosophic insight, poetic feel- 

 ing and imagination, and overflowing humour, was 

 closely related to the profound sincerity which, after 

 all is said, is the truest sign alike of his genius and 

 of his inmost nature, and is most apt to make his 

 life instructive beyond the limits of the scientific 

 world. He would not wish to be set up as an autho- 

 rity on subjects (such as historical criticism) which, 

 however interesting to him, he had not had leisure 

 to study exhaustively. But our age has much to learn 

 from his example. And in his life, regarded as a 

 whole, there is a depth of goodness which can be but 

 faintly indicated in his biography. 



1 P. 205. 2 P. 179. 



3 See the Occasional Poem on St. David's Day. 



2 F 



