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right thing, and have given us
a memoir free from the namby-pamb
iness which generally characterises
such works, and at the same time
void of anything which would
appear to the general public lacking
in respect. It must have been
peculiarly difficult to arrive
at this result, and for having
given us such a perfect sketch
we are under yet another of the
many deep obligations we owe to
you & to Mrs John.

The intimate and correct touch
you display in dealing with his