Volume I Part 12 (1/2)
When principle came into play, no power on earth could have turned hi over his character with gratitude and reverence, his hest character, in pre-eminence over his intellect”
In a letter to Rev L Blomefield (Jenyns), May 24, 1862, s that he had expressed in his letters thirty years before:--
”I thank you most sincerely for your kind present of your Memoir of Henslow I have read about half, and it has interested me much I do not think that I could have venerated him more than I did; but your book has even exalted his character in es of the latter half, I should think your account would be invaluable to any clergyman ished to follow poor dear Henslow's noble exaical work mentioned in the quotation froiving him some practical experience, and perhaps of ive him some confidence in hi like a tiger” at Geology, and trying toit ”as easy as I expected”
In writing to Henslow about the saives some account of his work:--
”I should have written to you soo, only I was deterlad to say I think it will answer admirably I put all the tables in le and direction I will venture to say I havecould doI have been working at so y I suspect the first expedition I take, clinometer and haood deal more puzzled than when I started
As yet I have only indulged in hypotheses, but they are such powerful ones that I suppose, if they were put into action for but one day, the world would coet to ith Sedgwick, for he wrote to Henslow: ”I have not heard frowick, so I am afraid he will not pay the Severn fore hiiven in his Recollections some account of this Tour
There too we read of the projected excursion to the Canaries, of which slight mention occurs in letters to Fox and Henslow
In April 1831 he writes to Fox: ”At present I talk, think, and drea to the Canary Islands I have long had a wish of seeing tropical scenery and vegetation, and, according to Huain in May: ”As for my Canary scheme, it is rash of you to ask questions; ue theo next su Spanish”
Later on in the summer the scheme took more definite forot infore- Fox ”un grandisie; which, however, he found ”intensely stupid” But even then he seems to have had some doubts about his companions' zeal, for he writes to Henslow (July 27, 1831): ”I hope you continue to fan your Canary ardour
I read and re-read Hu will prevent us seeing the Great Dragon Tree”
Geological work and Teneriffe drea from Barmouth for the sacred 1st of September, he received the offer of appoint extract fro the letters:--
”Returned to Shrewsbury at end of August Refused offer of voyage
”September--Went to Maer, returned with Uncle Jos to Shrewsbury, thence to Cae London
”11th--Went with Captain Fitz-Roy in steale”
”22nd--Returned to Shrewsbury, passing through Cae
”October 2nd--Took leave of my home Stayed in London
”24th--Reached Plymouth
”October and November--These months very ed to put back
”21st--Put to sea again, and were driven back
”27th--Sailed froation”
GEORGE PEAcock (Formerly Dean of Ely, and Lowndean Professor of Astronoe) TO JS HENSLOW 7 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall East [1831]
My dear Henslow,