The excellence of his understanding and his principles can be concealed only by that shyness which too often keeps him silent.

You know enough of him to do justice to his solid worth.
But of his minuter propensities, as you call them you have from peculiar circumstances been kept more ignorant than myself.

He and I have been at times thrown a good deal together, while you have been wholly engrossed on the most affectionate principle by my mother.

I have seen a great deal of him, have studied his sentiments and heard his opinion on subjects of literature and taste; and, upon the whole, I venture to pronounce that his mind is well-informed, enjoyment of books exceedingly great, his imagination lively, his observation just and correct, and his taste delicate and pure.

His abilities in every respect improve as much upon acquaintance as his manners and person.
At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived.