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his table, or the good will of some part of
his family; for he seldom had his own
way, but when he was roused to exert a
painful authority for it, and then he flew
into irregularities, and sometimes into ex-
cess, for when he was once heated, either
by passion, or wine, he continued unable
and unwilling also, to dobusiness at home,
and at those times squandered away fifty
times over, the money which an extra
joint of meat, or a few bottles of port
would have cost, to have entertained his
friends at home. I mention this, because
had it not been for such pitiful doings,
he would have been stillinall humanpro-
bability, the delight of his friends, and
the admiration of all the world, for years
to come. He had so utter a disrestard to
money.
his table, or the good will of some part of
his family; for he seldom had his own
way, but when he was roused to exert a
painful authority for it, and then he flew
into irregularities, and sometimes into ex-
cess, for when he was once heated, either
by passion, or wine, he continued unable
and unwilling also, to dobusiness at home,
and at those times squandered away fifty
times over, the money which an extra
joint of meat, or a few bottles of port
would have cost, to have entertained his
friends at home. I mention this, because
had it not been for such pitiful doings,
he would have been stillinall humanpro-
bability, the delight of his friends, and
the admiration of all the world, for years
to come. He had so utter a disrestard to
money.