AND THE LATE MR. BELINO. 
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“ My principal employment and amusement was, as you may 
imagine, surveying. Indeed, I may almost say astronomy kept 
me alive. I went through, and even resided in some of the 
wildest parts of Courdistan, and nothing can exceed the kind¬ 
ness and hospitality I experienced from those worthy savages. 
I carried my researches as far as Sina and Banna. Every where 
I observed with my sextant, and have enough to fill a tolerable 
volume. From Bagdad to Sulimania I partly followed your 
route, &c. 
“ You will grieve for the fate of our poor friend, Belino, who 
is no more ! When we were at Sina, I gave him leave to carry 
his long cherished project of copying the Gunj Namlial into 
effect. He accordingly went to Hamadan, where he caught the 
fever. Before he had perfected his design he rejoined us at 
Sulimania very ill. He soon got better, however, under the 
care of Mr. Bell, and came on with us here without any difficulty ; 
but not long after our arrival he grew very weak, and seemed to 
fall into a state of despondency, from which it was impossible to 
rouse him. He wasted away rapidly, and in a few days breathed 
his last. Poor fellow ! he was a most excellent young man, 
and would, had his life been spared, have greatly distinguished 
himself by his rare acquirements. If there be any thing which 
can render such an event more than usually afflicting, it is its 
taking place in such a solitary situation, where we were all so 
much bound together.” 
Our lamented Belino, whose too faithfully performed promises 
to myself, respecting the inscriptions at Hamadan and Be-Sitoon, 
were thus broken off in the midst of his labours, had, however, 
the comfort of dying in the arms of watchful tenderness; but 
a harder fate met the inestimable friend who thus regretted his 
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