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been, in the regular Course of Education, at Either of our Universities
with respect to the Violin which makes a Part of the Picture,
it gives me occasion to mention that before he was five
years old, he wanted much to know the meaning of
Musical Notes, and being told they could not be explained
but by means of some Instrument, a Friend made
him a Present of a kind of Violin, called a Kit, and
as he had an Ear he was soon capable of playing —
several Tunes, which afterwards encouraged me
to give him the assistance of a Master of the Profession.

That he has at present, & has always had so much
of the Philosopher in Him, your Lordship will probably
think it the less to be wondered at, when I tell you that
some of those who knew him, when he was but five
years of age, used to call him by that Name, and if
he really was one, He must indeed be said to be the
Minute Philosopher, altho' he could not be supposed
to be One of Those whom the late Bishop Berkley
attacked with so much Spirit in a Book he published
under the Title of the Minute Philosopher

These few Anecdotes I have taken the Liberty to mention, by
way of explanation of the Picture, is the only addition
your Lordship could have occasion for, to know as
much of the Person they relate to as his Father, since
to the best of my recollection he has past more days,
and has slept more nights under your Lordship's Roof

Identifier: | JB/541/085/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 541.
Date_1	1789-11-24	Marginal Summary Numbering
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