Ourdevotionwasamixedandcasualsentiment，seldomverballyexpressed，orsolicitouslysought，orcarefullyretained。Inthemidstofpresentenjoyment，nothoughtwasbestowedonthefuture。Asaconsolationincalamityreligionisdear。Butcalamitywasyetatadistance，anditsonlytendencywastoheightenenjoymentswhichneedednotthisadditiontosatisfyeverycraving。
Mybrother\'ssituationwassomewhatdifferent。Hisdeportmentwasgrave，considerate，andthoughtful。Iwillnotsaywhetherhewasindebtedtosublimerviewsforthisdisposition。Humanlife，inhisopinion，wasmadeupofchangeableelements，andtheprinciplesofdutywerenoteasilyunfolded。Thefuture，eitherasanterior，orsubsequenttodeath，wasascenethatrequiredsomepreparationandprovisiontobemadeforit。Thesepositionswecouldnotdeny，butwhatdistinguishedhimwasapropensitytoruminateonthesetruths。
Theimagesthatvisiteduswereblithsomeandgay，butthosewithwhichhewasmostfamiliarwereofanoppositehue。Theydidnotgenerateafflictionandfear，buttheydiffusedoverhisbehaviouracertainairofforethoughtandsobriety。Theprincipaleffectofthistemperwasvisibleinhisfeaturesandtones。These，ingeneral，bespokeasortofthrillingmelancholy。Iscarcelyeverknewhimtolaugh。Heneveraccompaniedthelawlessmirthofhiscompanionswithmorethanasmile，buthisconductwasthesameasours。
Hepartookofouroccupationsandamusementswithazealnotlessthanours，butofadifferentkind。Thediversityinourtemperwasnevertheparentofdiscord，andwasscarcelyatopicofregret。Thescenewasvariegated，butnottarnishedordisorderedbyit。Ithinderedtheelementinwhichwemovedfromstagnating。Someagitationandconcussionisrequisitetothedueexerciseofhumanunderstanding。Inhisstudies，hepursuedanaustererandmorearduouspath。Hewasmuchconversantwiththehistoryofreligiousopinions，andtookpainstoascertaintheirvalidity。Hedeemeditindispensabletoexaminethegroundofhisbelief，tosettletherelationbetweenmotivesandactions，thecriterionofmerit，andthekindsandpropertiesofevidence。
Therewasanobviousresemblancebetweenhimandmyfather，intheirconceptionsoftheimportanceofcertaintopics，andinthelightinwhichthevicissitudesofhumanlifewereaccustomedtobeviewed。Theircharactersweresimilar，butthemindofthesonwasenrichedbyscience，andembellishedwithliterature。