_1st March 1821._
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Well may say Shakespeare, “what a piece of work is man!” But deprive
that paragon of animals of its reason, and he is a degree below the
brute. Who will see the utmost wretchedness of a rational being, and
the methods of relieving it, he must go into Bethlem, and admire the
charity and the philanthropy of the English.
DR. SPASKY,
From St. Petersburgh.
_3d March 1821._
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Having seen the whole of this extensive establishment, I record the
satisfaction experienced from observing the good order, cleanliness,
cheerfulness, and comfort, which pervade every part of it.