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board a man-of-war in 18 . . did feats of agility, 

 such as going up a rope hand over hand, which 

 none of the midshipmen would attempt. 



" Father Great amount of quiet energy. In 

 mind, great energy and perseverance, which lasted 

 to the end of his life. Thus he had known little 

 Greek, but studied it when an old man for the 

 sake of his. . . researches ; also Aramaic. Mother 

 Active housemother." 



13. " Habitually travel by night without inter- 

 fering with work of any kind carried on during 

 the day. Active habits and great power of en- 

 during fatigue." 



14. "I was in youth and early manhood bodily 

 active, a good runner and leaper, excelling almost 

 all my schoolfellows [the school was a large one] 

 in both points, and a persistent walker. In 

 mind During the best fifty years of my life I 

 went through a large amount of brain-work, and 

 vigorously pursued the several interests indicated 

 in the enumeration of my several occupations. 



"Father In bodily activity much like my- 

 self with the addition that he was a good 



