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Hunter, and none without a fond remem- 

 brance of his kindness and attention. I 

 have indeed been told, even by them, that 

 he was sometimes in a passion when he 

 was vexed ; which, I think, ought to have 

 been excused, as it was the natural and 

 almost inevitable consequence of the best 

 dispositions of the human mind. This 

 short-lived turbulence should, indeed, be 

 treated with pity und indulgence, when it 

 is the legitimate offspring of sensibility and 

 integrity. * 



That Mr. Hunter was an humble-minded 

 man, may be inferred from the caution 

 and diffidence which is a striking cha- 

 racteristic of all his scientific investiga- 

 tions. He has, doubtless, suppressed 

 the communication of facts and experi- 

 ments, manifesting a degree of labour and 

 intelligence sufficient to give reputation 

 to persons of ordinary character. Though 

 he endeavoured to investigate the nature of 

 diseases in order to understand their treat- 

 ment; yet he never deviated from esta- 



* An honest warmth, child of integrity. 



ShakspcaiJE. 

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