I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.

It may be a weed instead of a fish that, after all my labour, I at last pull up.

The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.

Since peace is alone the gift of God, and as it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift in His beloved Son is the ground of no doubtful hope.

All your names I and my friend approve of or nearly all as to sense & expression, but I am frightened by their length & sound when compounded. As you will see I have taken deoxide and skaiode because they agree best with my natural standard East and West. I like Anode & Cathode better as to sound, but all to whom I have shewn them have supposed at first that by Anode I meant No way.

I could trust a fact and always cross-question an assertion.

Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds.