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That Mr. Hunter was also a man of 

 constant and deep reflection, that he pos- 

 sessed this enviahle power of mind, so 

 essential to the perfection of the intel- 

 lectual character, is to me sufficiently ap- 

 parent ; for I know of no opinion of his 

 that.. was lightly or loosely formed, or 

 that was not logically and cautiously de- 

 duced from the facts before him : and 

 though from the subsequent increase of 

 knowledge, the validity of some of his 

 opinions may now be doubted, yet most 

 of them have from the same cause become 

 more firmly established. With all his 

 genius, knowledge, and reflection, Mr. 

 Hunter was not, however, a brilliant cha- 

 racter amongst us. He had not the happy 

 talent of displaying the stores of his mind, 

 nor of communicating to others the 

 same perception of the importance of 

 his facts and opinions as he himself 



entertained. Perhaps it may have arisen 



