Note A — Chapter IV · THE PROGRESS OF THE INSTITUTION TO THE RESIGNATION OF PROFESSOR YOUNG. 1801 to 1803. WITH THE LIFE OF DR. THOMAS YOUNG. 1773 to 1829.

‘Here I must beg leave to differ from the Count. Although a man may, like the Count, possess extraordinary intellect, and though a man may be the best judge of himself, nevertheless it is indecorous to treat the opinions of others with contempt. The Count’s constant assertion is, ‘I never was yet in the wrong; I know everything.’ Granting this to be true, the declaration nevertheless is arrogant and supercilious.’