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Notes.
PROPHETS: FRANCIS DOBBS.
Among the characters introduced to the readers of "N. & Q.," under the name of prophets, there are few that deserve so distinguished a place as Mr. Francis Dobbs. Not only has he a claim to that title, in the derisive sense in which it is applied to all modern enthusiasts, but also on the higher grounds of political sagacity and practical wisdom. Some men have exhibited this double character successively, and at different periods of their lives; but none have displayed it in such happy union as Mr. Dobbs. Indeed, in that respect, he is perhaps one of the most striking instances on record of what is called the "duality of the human mind."