He had a moustache first, and at last he had a beard.

He was a sober young man: as his father's teaching had been strict, so he was now strict in his rule over himself.

He frequented religious services, going about listening to popular preachers of all sorts, and critically commenting upon their sermons to his friends.

He was really a very religious and well-intentioned man, all of which stood in his favour with the more sober portion of society whose favour he courted.

As his talents and industry gained him grace in the eyes of the dons of his college, so his good life and good understanding made him friends among the more worthy of his companions.