ages, which they did not themselves comprehend, and which cannot be fully understood till they are accomplished. This important doctrine is truly the palladium of the Christian religion; invested with this attribute of inspiration, the Bible is a constant bulwark against the efforts of those who would pervert the truth. Keeping fast the faith, like the Urim and Thummim of old, it gives an answer to every doubt, and preserves the truths of the Gospel to the remotest age, pure as when they were first given forth.

Q. E. D.1

1 Quod erat demonstrandum, i. e. Which was to be demonstrated.- ED.

1835, 3 mo. 10th.-A COUP D'EIL OVER MY SIXTEENTH YEAR.

FRENCH EXERCISES
BEAUTÉS DE L'HISTOIRE

CAB. CYC., Vols.

BIOGRAPHY of
HISTORY of
RELIGION

2300 lines

12 pages

16 pages MS.

20 prop. on Parabola and Definitions.

8 books in 32 days, and 140 words. 7 pages MS. 2 months.

Uncertain, at French Class.

NOTES.

THIS is not quite complete. Thus the
lectures I attended, chemical and French
classes, are not included. These I cannot
state exactly; but 10 lectures, 4 others at
chemical, and 10 at French class, may be
near the truth. The MS. Latin and Greek
grammars should also be reckoned, with 3
pages of nonsense hexameters. In reading,

I have skimmed a great many reviews, new
books, and 200 pages, at least, of my com-
monplace-book written, involving some re-

ward. The 3d collection contains a guess
of the meanings I wrote in the year; and
4th, the days I was occupied, allowing for
illness and vacation. The whole amount
of pages of Greek, allowing in New Test.
24 pages per chapter, is 164.

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3, 37, 40, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63
Crabbe, Martyn, Lorenzo de Medici, Dr. Bentley, Charles I., A. Jaffray, Pilkington 10
India, Thomson's Illustrations

5

Old Test., Matt., Mark, Romans, History of Christ, On Love, Early Piety, and
Biblical Fragments

MISCELLANEOUS

Some volumes of H. Martineau, Somerville on the Connection of Science, &c.

Total number of volumes perused in the year

49

4mo.3d-Bobby, my tortoise, ate to-day

two small lettuce-leaves with great zest. I believe the first food he has had since his hibernation.2

4 mo. 8th. Some friends being uneasy about my not going out, mother went last night to my medical attendant, who called this morning at breakfast-time, and gave me leave to go out to-day. I, at first, shrunk with fear from it, but am now favoured with peace, having com

2 The poor tortoise was very fond of being noticed by his young master; would come at a call, and follow, as fast as he could, the hand from which he received his daily food; and whenever he was caressed, his eye beamed with intelligence and gratitude. His death, which took place in the hard frost of 1837-8, excited some painful recollections in the memory of those who knew his history. Preserved by art in form and likeness, he is now but a polished mockery of what he was before. The dear, delighted receiver of this—to him-interesting gift, the kind-hearted donor and his amiable wife, in the prime of their days, have all paid the debt of nature, and finished their short course in this mutable state of being; and, now, the gift itself is likewise gone! Moreover, his account is nearly due, who yet survives to pen this short memento on mortality. Reader, such is life! — ED.

mitted myself to His keeping whose mercy ever endureth.

NOTE. In this List he gives each particular book, and the order in which he perused them. The first and last entries are here only given; the intermediate ones are omitted for the sake of brevity.-ED.

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