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.
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