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think. A man of thy prudence will place this toa right account, to 
encourage thee to proceed gently in these curious things, which belong 
to a man of leisure, and not to a man of business. ‘The main chance 
must be minded. Many an ingenious man has lost himself for want of 
this regard,—by devoting too much of his time to these matters. A 
hint thee will take in friendship: thy obliging, grateful disposition, may 
carry thee too far. Iam glad, and delight much in all these things— 
none more: but then I would not purchase them at the expense of my 
friend’s precious time—to the detriment of his interest, and business 
(now, dear John, take me right).—I showed them to Sir Hans. e 
was much pleased. Lord Petre deservedly much admires them ; and, 
indeed, does every one that sees them, when they are told who was the 
thee R. Barclay’s Apology to replenish thy inward man. So farewell. 
are all in fine order. I am_in hopes of some new beauties. I can now 
add no more, but that I am thine. 
P. Cotiinson.”’—pp. 152, 153. 
Bartram was born, educated, and married in the Society of 
Friends, and was, we believe, still a member of the Society at 
this date (1742). His letters show a very independent and phi- 
osophizing turn of mind, and we may have occasion to cite here- 
ter some unquakerly remarks of his on the subject of war. It 
is hardly to be wondered at, therefore, “that the views which he 
entertained had led to his exclusion from the Society so early as 
the year 1758.” ‘To take fully the point of his decidedly ungra- 
cious reception of the Quaker’s text-book which the London 
F'riend had so kindly presented, it should be mentioned that Bar- 
tram had asked Collinson to purchase for him Tournefort, and 
other botanical works; to which his considerate correspondent 
had replied that they were rather costly.—‘‘ Now I shall be so 
friendly to tell thee that I think this is too much to lay out. 
Besides, now that thee has got Parkinson and Miller, I would not 
have thee puzzle thyself with others; for they contain the an- 
cient and modern knowledge of botany. Remember Solomon’s 
advice: in reading (?) of many books there is noend.” Still the 
good Collinson always contrived in the end to have all these 
books sent to him, as presents. 
. ic “ July the 6th, 1742. 
‘* A few hours past, I received thy letters of March the 3d, and 20th, 
