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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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BY ,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,G,O,D,W,94 

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,M4 ,RUFFIGNY CONT9U$ ) ME SEV]AL MON?S2 & DUR+ ! REMA9D] ( HIS LIFE1 :I* WAS AB\T SIX YE>S1 ,J G5]ALLY MADE A VISIT ONCE A YE> TO ! CANTON ( ,URI4 ,! RELATION :I* EXI/$ BETWE5 HIS FAMILY & M9E WAS ( ! MO/ 9T]E/+ SORT4 ,NEV] 9 ANY AGE OR C\NTRY W]E TWO P>TIES B\ND TOGE!R BY TIES SO NOBLE4 ,I LOOK$ 9 HIS FACE1 & SAW ! FEATURES ( ! V5]ABLE ,AMBROSE ,FLEETWOOD1 & ( MY BELOV$ FA!R4 ,:AT ,I REM>K$ WAS NOT ! ?+ WE D5OM9ATE FAMILY LIK5ESS1 -! SORT ( CA/ ( C\NT5ANCE BY :I* DESC5TS & P$IGREES1 :E!R WISE M5 OR FOOLS1 :E!R KNAVES OR HONE/1 >E1 LIKE ! 9DIVIDUALS ( DIFF]5T NATIONS1 ID5TIFI$ ALL OV] ! WORLD4 ,! RESEMBLANCE ,I P]CEIV$1 ?\< LESS GL>+ AT FIR/ SI<T1 EXT5D$ ITS ROOT 9F9ITELY DEEP]4 ,IT WAS ?AT !IR HE>TS HAD BE5 CA/ 9 ! SAME MOLD4 ,HE MU/ HAVE BE5 A V]Y SLI<T OBS]V] ( M51 :O IS NOT AW>E ?AT TWO HUMAN CREATURES1 EQUALLY GOOD1 ?AT LOVE EA* O!R1 & HAVE DUR+ LONG P]IODS ASSOCIAT$ TOGE!R1 UNAVOIDABLY CONTRACT A SIMIL>ITY ( S5TIM5TS1 ( DEMEANOR1 & ( PHYSIOGNOMONICAL EXPRESSION4 ,BUT1 BESIDE ?IS RESEMBLANCE ( ,RUFFIGNY TO MY P>5TS1 :I* SOME WILL REG>D AS FANTA/ICAL1 ! C\NT5ANCE ( ! V5]ABLE ,SWISS WAS A BOOK :]E RC\LD TRACE ! HI/ORY ( MY ANCE/ORS4 ,IT WAS LIKE ! BOOK ( ! RECORDS ( ,K+ ,AHASU]US 9 ! ,BIBLE1 9 :I* ! GOOD DE$S & DES]TS ( ! VIRTU\S W]C WRITT51 ?AT !Y MI<T NOT P]I% FROM ! MEMORIES ( ?OSE :O W]E 9DEBT$ TO !M1 UNHONOR$ & =GOTT54 

,! B5EFITS MY FA!R PROPOS$ = ME FROM ! C\NSELS & 9T]C\RSE ( ,RUFFIGNY ,I EXT5SIVELY OBTA9$4 ,FROM ?IS P]IOD ,I BECAME AN ALT]$ MAN4 ,! EBRIETY & EXTRAVAGANCE ( Y\? W]E AT AN 5D ) MC4 ,! SOBRIETY1 ! DELICACY1 ! S5TIM5TAL FA/IDI\SNESS ( MY *ILDI% DAYS1 REVIV$ 9 MY BOSOM2 & ,I LOOK$ BACK ) A/ONI%M5T AT MY ADOLESC5CE1 ?AT ,I C\LD EV] HAVE DEP>T$ SO WIDELY FROM MY G5U9E *>ACT]4 

,! MEANS EMPLOY$ = MY CONV]SION W]E 9DE$ AMPLY COMM5SURATE TO ! 5D PROPOS$4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ SO V5]ABLE 9 ! FIGURE & APPE>ANCE ( ,RUFFIGNY1 & PRIMITIVE & PATRI>*AL 9 HIS MANN]S & MODES ( ?9K+1 ?AT IT WAS P]HAPS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONV]SE 9TIMATELY ) HIM1 & YET CONT9UE :ELM$ 9 ! MIRE ( LIC5TI\SNESS4 ,BUT1 BESIDE HIS G5]AL QUALIFICATIONS = ! (FICE1 HE CAME RECOMM5D$ TO ME BY CONSID]ATIONS SO SACR$1 AS TO R5D] HIS EXPO/ULATIONS1 HIS P]SUASIVES1 & HIS AL>MS TO MY VIRTUE & HONOR1 IRRESI/IBLE4 ,:AT AN UNEXAMPL$ FRI5D%IP WAS ?AT :I* B\ND TOGE!R ! NAMES ( ,FLEETWOOD & ,RUFFIGNY6 ,C\LD ,I LI/51 O!RWISE ?AN AS TO ! ADMONITIONS ( A ,GOD1 TO ! DISC\RSES ( A MAN :O HAD G5]\SLY1 9 HIS ,LIFETIME1 & 9 ! FULL VIGOR ( HIS AGE1 SURR5D]$ TO MY FAMILY A =TUNE ALMO/ PR9CELY1 & TRANQUILLY RETIR$ TO ! SIMPLICITY ( HIS ANCE/ORS8 ,9 EV]Y WORD HE SPOKE1 ,I FELT ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE 5=C+ HIS REM>KS4 ,! MIS]Y ( ADMONITION 9 G5]AL1 IS ?AT IT IS SO DIFFICULT = ! P]SON :OSE B5EFIT IT PR(ESSES1 TO BE CONV9C$ ( ! DIS9T]E/$NESS ( HIS MONITOR4 ,SOME SUSPICION ( SELFI%NESS1 ( O/5TATION1 ( VANITY1 ( FALSE COLORS1 & ! DIS+5U\SNESS ( A PLEAD]1 LURKS )91 & POISONS EV]Y CLAUSE4 ,C\LD ,I SUSPECT ANY ?+ ( ?AT K9D1 9 ?IS LIV+ ,CURIUS1 :O HAD COME FROM HIS ,SAB9E F>M1 ! VOLUNT>Y OBSCURITY TO :I* HE HAD )DRAWN HIS AGE1 PURPOSELY TO FULFILL ! LA/ 9JUNCTIONS ( MY FA!R1 & TO PROVIDE = ! TRANQUILITY & VIRTUE ( ! SON8 ,:ILE ,I LI/5$ TO HIS VOICE1 MY CONSCI5CE:ISP]$ ME1 -,IT IS ! VOICE ( HIM1 BUT = :OSE ABSOLUTE SELF-D5IAL & H]OIC ,FRI5D%IP1 MY FA!R W\LD HAVE BE5 BANKRUPT (4 

,BY DEGREES -LET ME V5TURE TO SAY -,I BECAME ASSIMILAT$1 H[EV] IMP]FECTLY1 TO MY ADMIRABLE MONITOR4 ,I :ISP]$ TO MY SWELL+ HE>T1 ',NEV]1 NO1 NEV] WILL ,I BELONG TO SU* M5 AS !SE1 & NOT MAKE IT ! FIR/ OBJECT ( MY SOLICITUDE TO BECOME LIKE !M4 ,LET O!R M5 TALK ( !IR H]OIC BLOOD1 & SWE> !Y WILL NOT BLOT A LONG L9E ( PR9CES FROM :OM !Y MAY BE DESC5D$6 _/ ,H]E IS MY PAT5T ( NOBILITY1 ?AN :I* ,I DEFY ALL ! MON>*S ( ! E>? TO %[ A BRI<T]2 NOT SEAL$ BY ! RU9 ( PROV9CES & EMPIRES1 BUT BY ! PURE/ & MO/ GODLIKE CONTEMPT ( ALL SELFI% VIEWS ?AT EV] WAS EXHIBIT$4 ,9 ME ! RACE ( ! ,FLEETWOODS %ALL SURVIVE2 ,I WILL BECOME HEIR TO ! 9TEGRITY & P]SONAL HONOR ( ! VIRTU\S ,RUFFIGNY4' 

,:Y DO ,I WRITE D[N !SE ELEVAT$ V[S1 :I*1 ALAS6 ,I HAVE NEV] R$EEM$8 ,I BUT ! MORE S9C]ELY SUBSCRIBE TO MY [N CONDEMNATION4 ,MY HI/ORY1 AS ,I E>LY REM>K$1 IS A REGI/] ( ]RORS1 ! F9AL RECORD ( MY P5IT5CE & HUMILIATION4 

,FROM ?IS P]IOD1 H[EV]1 ,I CEAS$ TO PRACTICE ! VISES ( A LIB]T9E4 ,! FAULTS ,I HAVE FUR!R TO CONFESS >E ( A DIFF]5T NATURE4 ,MY HE>T WAS H5CE=W>D PURE1 MY MORAL TA/ES REVIV$ 9 !IR G5U9E CLE>NESS1 & ! ]RORS ,I COMMITT$ W]E NO LONG] ?OSE ( A PR(LIGATE4 ,?US F> ,I BECAME UNEQUIVOCALLY A GA9] BY ?IS GREAT EV5T ( MY LIFE4 

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