AND THE NEGLECT OF THE GREAT,

HE LIVED A SERENE AND HAPPY LIFE,

DEVOTED TO THE PURSUIT AND COMMUNICATION

OF TRUTH,

SUPPORTED BY A CALM BUT FIRM CONVICTION OF THE

USEFULNESS OF HIS LABOURS,

CONTENT WITH THE APPROBATION OF THE WISE AND GOOD.

HIS WRITINGS WILL BE A LASTING MONUMENT

OF THE EXTENT AND CORRECTNESS OF HIS UNDERSTANDING.

THE SPOTLESS INTEGRITY OF HIS PRINCIPLES,