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 154 Narrative by John Hoole.

and thence I judged that my mind was not impaired, Low Dutch having no affinity with any of the languages which I knew x. With respect to his recovery, he seemed to think it hopeless. There was to be a consultation of physicians next day : he wished to have his legs scarified to let out the water ; but this his medical friends opposed, and he submitted to their opinion, though he said he was not satisfied 2. At half-past eight he dismissed us all but Mr. Langton. I first asked him if my son should attend him next day, to read the Litany, as he had desired ; but he declined it on account of the expected consultation. We went away, leaving Mr. Langton and Mr. De Moulins 3, a young man who was employed in copying his Latin epigrams 4.

Wednesday, Dec. i. At his house in the evening : drank tea and coffee with Mr. Sastres, Mr. De Moulins, and Mr. Hall 5 : went into the Doctor's chamber after tea, when he gave me an epitaph to copy, written by him for his father, mother, and brother 6. He continued much the same.

Thursday, Dec. 2. Called in the morning, and left the epitaph : with him in the evening about seven ; found Mr. Langton and Mr. De Moulins ; did not see the Doctor ; he was in his chamber, and afterwards engaged with Dr. Scott 7.

Friday, Dec. 3. Called ; but he wished not to see anybody.

Letters of W.M.Thackeray. London, when he had expressed fears about

1887, p. 96. the scarification. Post in Windham's

1 It is strange that he should not Diary. Heberden, forty-two years see its close affinity with English. earlier, had attended Bentley at his ' Mr. Burke justly observed that this death, and had refused to bleed him, was not the most vigorous trial, Low though the aged patient pressed him. Dutch being a language so near to Monk's Bentley, ii. 413.

our own.' Life, iv. 21. ' JOHNSON. 3 Four years earlier he wrote to

"English and High Dutch have no Mrs. Thrale : 'Young Desmoulins

similarity to the eye, though radically is taken in an under something of

the same. Once, when looking into Drury-lane.' Letters, ii. 73.

Low Dutch, I found in a whole page 4 Ante, \. 445.

only one word similar to English ; 5 Perhaps a mistake for Mrs. Hall,

stroem like stream, and it signified Wesley's sister.

tide" ' Ib. iii. 235. See also ib. ii. 6 He sent it to Lichfield the next

263, and ante, i. 68. day. Life, iv. 393.

2 He had reproached Heberden 7 Afterwards Lord Stowell, one of with being timidorum timidissimus, his executors. Ib. iv. 402, n. 2.

Consultations

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