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Nearly finished the life of Dr Chalmers ...
What a giant of and in every [way] that that [sic]
was good and great ... What a glorious
life ... O my Creator deliver me from evil
I pray thee ... I nothing have I nothing
am ... O, accept me for thy mercy sake ...
wave upon wave and no com-
fort. Visit and bless my children ...
remove the clouds that appear to
surround them ... Let thy goodness
be unstinted. Forgive me if I
err in this, at least O Lord give
me more strength. Other refuge
have I none. A note from dear
Joseph ... I believe he is often most unhap-
py

Dr Chalmers said of Shakespeare
that he looked upon him as an
intellectual miracle, adding "I daresay
he was the greatest man who ever lived"
--- greater perhaps than Sir Isaac
Newton.

29 ... The letter from Gympie ought to
cheer me. I do try to be thankful. O my
Saviour help him I pray thee. Thou
knowest!! When shall I feel glad again ...
Letters from esteemed and very dear friends ...
Dear Mrs Barnes. How much we believed in
in common and how we sympathised
in each others [sic] joys and sorrows. Dear
sainted Mr Barnes. What genuine piety
intelligence and refinement ... How