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mistress�察 �and   being   always   very  frugal�察 �he   had   got   by  him  in   the   whole 

upwards of sixty pounds。           This�察�thinks he�察�with prudent management�察�will 

be   enough   to   support   me   as   long   as   I   live�察  �and   so   I'll   e'en   lay   aside   all 

thoughts of future business�察�and make the best of my way to Cornwall�察�and 

there find out some safe and solitary retreat�察�where I may have liberty to 

meditate      and    make     my    melancholy       observations      upon     the   several 

occurrences of human life。 

     This    resolution    prevailed     so  far�察 �that  no   time   was    let  slip  to  get 

everything   in   readiness   to   go   with   the   first   ship。 As   to   his   money�察  �he 

always kept that locked up by him�察�unless he sometimes lent it to a friend 

without     interest�察  �for  he   had   a  mortal    hatred    to  all  sorts  of   usury   or 



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extortion。      His books�察�of which he had a considerable quantity�察�and some 

of them very good ones�察�together with his other equipage�察�he got packed 

up�察�that nothing might be wanting against the first opportunity。 

     In a few days he heard of a vessel bound to Padstow�察�the very port he 

wished to go to�察�being within four or five miles of the place where he was 

born。     When   he   came   thither�察  �which   was   in   less   than   a   week�察  �his   first 

business   was   to   inquire   after   the   state   of   his   family。 It   was   some   time 

before he could get any information of them�察�until an old man that knew 

his   father   and   mother�察  �and   remembered   they  had   a   son   was   born   dumb�察�

recollected him�察�and after a great deal of difficulty�察�made him understand 

that all his family except his youngest sister were dead�察�and that she was a 

widow�察�and lived at a little town called St。 Helen's�察�about ten miles farther 

in the country。 

     This doleful news�察�we must imagine�察�must be extremely shocking�察�and 

add a new sting to his former affliction�察�and here it was that he began to 

exercise   the   philosopher�察  �and   to   demonstrate   himself   both   a   wise   and   a 

good   man。      All   these  things�察  �thinks   he�察  �are  the   will   of   Providence�察  �and 

must     not   be  disputed�察    �and   so   he  bore    up  under    them    with    an   entire 

resignation�察  �resolving   that�察  �as   soon   as   he   could   find   a   place   where   he 

might deposit his trunk and boxes with safety�察�he would go to St。 Helen's 

in quest of his sister。 

     How his sister and he met�察�and how transported they were to see each 

other after so long an interval�察�I think is not very material。 It is enough for 

the present purpose that Dickory soon recollected his sister�察�and she him�察�

and after a great many endearing tokens of love and tenderness�察�he wrote 

to   her�察  �telling   her   that   he   believed   Providence   had   bestowed   on   him   as 

much   as   would   support him  as   long  as he   lived�察 �and   that   if she  thought 

proper he would come and spend the remainder of his days with her。 

     The   good   woman   no   sooner   read   his   proposal   than   she   accepted   it�察�

adding�察�withal�察�that she could wish her entertainment was better�察�but if he 

would   accept   of   it   as   it   was�察  �she   would   do   her   best   to   make   everything 

easy�察�and that he should be welcome upon his own terms�察�to stay with her 

as long as he pleased。 

     This affair being so happily settled to his full satisfaction�察�he returns to 



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Padstow to fetch the things he had left behind him�察�and the next day came 

back to St。 Helen's�察�where�察�according to his own proposal�察�he continued to 

the day of his death�察�which happened upon the 29th of May�察�1718�察�about 

the same hour in which he was born。 

     Having   thus   given   a   short   detail   of   the   several   periods   of   his   life�察�

extracted chiefly from the papers which he left behind him�察�I come in the 

next place to make a few observations how he managed himself and spent 

his time toward the latter part of it。 

     His constant practice�察�both winter and summer�察�was to rise and set with 

the sun�察�and if the weather would permit�察�he never failed to walk in some 

unfrequented place�察�for three hours�察�both morning and evening�察�and there 

it is supposed he composed the following meditations。                   The chief part of 

his sustenance was milk�察 �with a little  bread boiled in it�察 �of which in  the 

morning�察�after his walk�察�he would eat the quantity of a pint�察�and sometimes 

more。     Dinners he never eat any�察�and at night he would only have a pretty 

large piece of bread�察�and drink a draught of good spring water�察�and after 

this   method   he   lived   during   the   whole   time   he   was   at   St。   Helen's。   It   is 

observed of him that he never slept out of a bed�察�nor never lay awake in 

one�察  �which   I   take to be   an   argument�察 �not   only  of   a   strong and   healthful 

constitution�察�but of a mind composed and calm�察�and entirely free from the 

ordinary   disturbances   of   human   life。      He   never   gave   the   least   signs   of 

complaint or dissatisfaction at anything�察�unless it was when he heard the 

tinners swear�察�or saw them drunk�察�and then�察�too�察�he would get out of the 

way   as   soon   as   he   had   let  them   see�察  �by   some   significant   signs�察   �how 

scandalous and ridiculous they made themselves�察�and against the next time 

he   met   them�察  �would   be   sure   to   have   a   paper   ready   written�察  �wherein   he 

would represent the folly of drunkenness�察�and the dangerous consequences 

that generally attended it。 

     Idleness was his utter aversion�察�and if at any time he had finished the 

business of the day�察�and was grown weary of reading and writing�察�in which 

he daily spent six hours at least�察�he would certainly find something either 

within doors or without�察�to employ himself。 

     Much      might    be   said   both    with   regard    to  the   wise    and   regular 

management�察  �and   the   prudent   methods   he   took   to   spend   his   time   well 



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towards   the   declension   of   his   life�察  �but�察  �as   his   history   may   perhaps   be 

shortly   published   at   large   by   a   better   hand�察  �I   shall   only   observe   in   the 

general�察    �that   he  was    a   person    of  great    wisdom     and    sagacity。    He 

understood   nature   beyond   the   ordinary   capacity�察  �and�察  �if   he   had   had   a 

competency of learning suitable to his genius�察�neither this nor the former 

ages would have produced a better philosopher or a greater man。 

     I come next to speak of the manner of his death and the consequences 

thereof�察  �which   are�察  �indeed�察  �very   surprising�察  �and�察  �perhaps�察  �not   altogether 

unworthy a general observation。             I shall   relate them  as briefly  as I   can�察�

and leave every one to believe or disbelieve as he thinks proper。 

     Upon the 26th of May�察�1718�察�according to his usual method�察�about four 

in the afternoon�察�he went out to take his evening walk�察�but before he could 

reach the place he intended�察�he was siezed with an apoplectic fit�察  �which 

only gave him liberty to sit down under a tree�察�where�察�in an instant�察�he was 

deprived   of   all   manner   of   sense   and   motion�察  �and   so   he   continued�察  �as 

appears by his own confession afterwards�察�for more than fourteen hours。 

     His sister�察�who knew how exact he was in all his methods�察�finding him 

stay   a   considerable     time   beyond     the  usual   hour�察  �concludes     that  some 

misfortune must needs have happened to him�察�or he would certainly have 

been at home before。          In short�察�she went immediately to all the places he 

was wont to frequent�察�but nothing could be heard or seen of him till the 

next morning�察 �when   a   young   man�察 �as he   was going to   work�察 �discovered 

him�察�and went home and told his sister that her brother lay in such a place�察�

under a tree�察�and�察�as he believed had been robbed and murdered。 

     The   poor   woman�察  �who   had   all   night   been   under   the   most   dreadful 

apprehensions�察  �was   now   frightened   and   confounded   to   the   last   degree。 

However�察�recollecting herself�察�and   finding there   was no   remedy�察�she   got 

two or three of her neighbours to bear her company�察�and so hastened with 

the young man to the tree�察�where she found her brother lying in the same 

posture that he had described。 

     The    dismal    object    at  first  view    startled  and    surprised    everybody 

present�察�and filled them full of different notions and conjectures。 But some 

of the company going nearer to him�察�and finding that he had lost nothing�察�

and that there were no marks of any violence to be discovered about him�察�



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they conclude that it must be an apoplectic or some other sudden fit that 

had surprised him in his walk�察�upon which his sister and the rest began to 

feel   his   hands   and   face�察  �and   observing   that   he   was   still   warm�察  �and   that 

there were some symptoms of life yet remaining�察�they conclude that   the 

best way was to carry him home to bed�察�which was accordingly done with 

the utmost expedition。 

     When   they   had   got   him   into   the   bed�察  �nothing   was   omitted   that   they 

could    think   of  to  bring   him   to   himself�察  �but   still  he  continu

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