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 never voluntarily deviated; not to be deterred by any 

 difficulties that were surmountable, from prosecuting 

 to a successful termination what he had once deli* 

 berately undertaken. 



But what appears to me more particularly to have 

 enabled him to employ his talents so much to his 

 own and the public advantage, was the regular allot- 

 ment of his time to particular occupations, and a 

 scrupulous adherence to the distribution which he 

 had fixed ; hence, all his studies were pursued with- 

 out interruption or confusion : nor can I here omit re- 

 marking, what may probably have attracted your ob- 

 servation as well as mine, the candour and compla- 

 cency with which he gave his attention to all persons, 

 of whatever quality, talents, or education : he justly 

 concluded that curious or important information 

 might be gained even from the illiterate ; and wherever 

 it was to be obtained, he sought and seized it. 



Of the private and social virtues of our lamented 

 President, our hearts are the best records. To y 

 who knew him, it cannot be necessary for me to expa- 

 tiate on the independence of his integrity, his hu- 

 manity, probity, or benevolence, which every living 

 creature participated ; on the affability of his conver- 

 sation and manners, or his modest unassuming deport- 

 ment; nor need I remark that he was totally free from 

 pedantry, as well as from arrogance and self-sufficiency, 

 which sometimes accompany and disgrace the great- 

 est abilities : his presence was the delight of every so- 

 ciety, which his conversation exhilarated and im- 

 proved; and the public have not only to lament the 

 loss of his talents and abilities, but that of his example. 



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