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© ixpiptly favoured u $ vtitk the foU losing communication . " 111 179 $ , Mr . pewhiirst entered l % e academy , m Northanrpton , endowed with qualifications far
superior to * w _ hat many possess when they leave such institutionsffis distinguished abilities were sqqn perceived and admired ; and bis talents vigocouhlyjapplied ,, for
five years , to a . regular , egqrse of study , preparatory to the Cl | i ? tfi ~ dan ministry . Pis accurate and increasing Knowledge of the
differeht > ubjects wfajch cgun } c under « Ka | oiiiatioii , gave the highest delight and satisfaction to those who were most interested . ia hi § iinprpve-mjent ; and , by the wh ^ le ac ademical
family , he was de $ erv § dly esteemed and loved . The only difficulty , find , Sir , in complying with your request , * $ % Mi selecting any pec * u li ^ r and disc riminating quajm *^ where aU wer ^ m s < p , m ^ sh , order
atfd pf opojrtioij ,. Xruth and justice demand my testimony tQ wtijorm ZbA genera ^ ^ c ^ ftifatce ^ cha * rapier * % Jqd ^ rv ti ^» in » pm » si ( &a , I Kav ^ fe equeujLly s ^ ii dy in tfee hour of fre 0 ^ c ^ pver ^ e * G < moer nwg '
oui "" friend , th aJj 1 W 8 « , « not abie to recollect any thing he ever sai 4 or did , during the ti ^ nae of his residence at Northampton th ^ t I co \ ild wi ^ h bad not boeni ^ i or doiw * Toi ? e .
however , a little more particaliii ^ —rQoijsidered & $ r ^ i scholar ., , M « r . Dew burst ' s att ^ inipents were cer tainly of ^ superior order . , JHb pr ^ ress waii &o rapid , andjiifiat-r tainments so ^ Jcy ^ ted , under the
ahje and well-directed ^ upqrioieja < iarice pi Mr . f o /? $ ftich , $ he ola ^ sical ; ^ u | pir , ^ . t ^ « abta ^» , J [ well kntfvy , bi iVecment iad uu ^ u ^ ifi « d l % m ^ ^ . iK > J ^ wto ** i £ t ' # studies , we bad several eminent
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linguists instfe'bmisey theiy « H adraiitted and readily acknowled ged ^ the > ; supea : iority t of bis critic ^ acumen and taste . . ^ a
" The same talents vvhicb qualified him for a classical schofai *^ shone conspicuously , in e ^ ery ^ e& part men t < rf science ^ though be , appeared to be * particularly * Into * 1 ciintsd to indulge himself in classtv cal pursiiiits * : ¦ ' < . ' - '¦] w
* t No subjects of stiidyv & ^^ bapipy to add diverted him from cill- tivatin ^ a reidgitms temper . A vaki&ble quality , which many hare found it dlfficufa : to preserve , amidst the n ^ iscellaneoii » ie « gagemejrt ^ ofr
an academical life . ) Our respected friend , however , happily succeeded in tfeis . n—Never any thing fiiv o ^ lous or unsuitable appeared , ta th «^ exercises of Christian ^ vurship , wfhatever ^ nigiit be tbe temptation .
Amd 1 m own Teligious services , itt dhe family ' and in putitic , wikile tbey were « mi pent for cotreetness &nd / praprk&y of expression , bei came « l ? rongly wxiipres » rve luid in * terejiting to t ) d » prs , from a spibtt of ratkum ] ( a nd » ni nailed ^ ievtafritm
C The leadmg defect , I bad atmost anid tfae ©« rfy one ; in ttee character of this excellent raaii PH was a vvant > o £ pfrvper cot ?^ rfem 5 Cta
his own powers and attainments . _ , What all others saw ^ a ^ d adittired ^ W ^ be rcoald scarcely be induced to believe exited . But . notwitt *
standing the wjeil i of to&deagjr and diffidence , in which his talents and virtues were * Uroudt * d , bWi % ttperior excellence could ^ uot be entireif concealed : and > bfe > inflexible itt «
tegrity , his . simplicity ond putify xyf mannewv-i *^ beiti gn and pMM apint , ^ o ward $ , hw a ^ v f iaW » fiwlr / fellow student , together with to * gratiew 4 e to . bi ^ ia $ tww ^^ ^» A ° reverence for his M ^ k ^ i HvilMe ^ V ©
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Memoir of the Rev . J ~ B » Dtwkurst . 7 J ^ ¦ . r ' ? ¦ - . . . ¦ •• ¦ ¦•' . 5 . ¦ ¦ C , i «¦ i ¦ ' ¦ .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1812, page 733, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1755/page/5/
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