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ance with the writings of naturalists, his neglect of reading 



left his mind unprejudiced by the views of others. He was 

 a wild, unruly spirit, who would not be forced into the con- 

 ventional mold as regards either education or manners. 

 His older brother, \\ illiam, a man of more elegance and 

 refinement, who well understood the value of polish in refer- 



Fig. 39. — John Hunter, [728 [793. 



ence to worldly success, tried to improve John by arranging 

 for him to go to the University of ( )xford, but John rebelled 

 and would not have the classical education of the university, 

 nor would he take on the refinement- of taste and manner of 

 which his brother was a good example. "Why," thedoughty 

 John is reported to have said, "they wanted to make me study 



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