During his stay at Westminster, he experienced
much of the t3nranny of the elder boys, which served
still more to depress a mind unassuming and timid in
the extreme; yet, notwithstanding these disadvan*
jtages, he there acquired great reputation as a scholar.
[At the age of eighteen, he was removed to the office
of Mr. Chapman, an attorney, to whom he was arti-
cled for three years. This connection was formed
contrary to his inclination, and tended to increase his
natural melancholy, which, as he advanced in years,
imbittered his existence, and rendered life a burthen.
