Oh! horrid mistake I made on the preceding page! Nancy and Emily, on my knees I deprecate your wrath!! I have substituted William for Henry and Henry for William.

No, Henry is Nancy's and William Emily's.

They are twins, and I, forsooth, must make them changelings!" In a letter of July 30, 1813, his mother thus exhorts him:-- "I hope, my dear son, your success in your profession will not have a tendency to make you vain, or embolden you to look down on any in your profession whom Providence may have been less favorable to in point of talents for this particular business; and that you will observe a modesty in the reception of premiums and praises on account of your talents, that shall show to those who bestow them that you are worthy of them in more senses than merely as an artist.

It will likewise convince those who are less favored that you are far from exulting in their disappointments,--as I hope is truly the case,--and prevent that jealousy and envy that too often discovers itself in those of the same profession....
"We exceedingly rejoice in all your success, and hope you will persevere.
Remember, my son, it is easier to get a reputation than to keep it unspotted in the midst of so much pollution as we are surrounded by....
"C.

Dexter thanks you for your attention to her request as it respects Southey's likeness.