Note on Newton's 'unpromising' infancy and (deleted) eulogy of Alexander Pope John Conduitt c. 162 words Newton Project London 2006 Newton Project, Imperial College

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 c. 1727-8, c. 166 words, 1 p. 1 p. Rough draft preface for the Life of Newton [Keynes Ms. 130.17]Keynes Ms. 130Eye-witness account of Newton's death [Keynes Ms. 130.15] Keynes Ms. 130.16, King's College, Cambridge, UK UKCambridgeKing's College Keynes Mss Keynes Ms. 130.16 SL212

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2 16 A compliment on Pope

This weak & unpromising habit of body from in his first infancy he had in com̄mmon with Descartes Father Paul & Virgil our own Pope & many others of these of superior mortalmortals beings Inventors, as if the extraordinary portion of spirits wchwhich animates such forward souls overpowered & oppressed the young & tender materials wchwhich cloath them – All my contemporaries will immediately have in their thoughts another instance now amongst us whose infirm state of health from his cradle seemed to cutt off all hopes of what he has since proved the delight & ornament of his country, & is still so great frequent an allay to that perpetual fund of pleasure he isaffords to all that know him – He is sits so high above all others in the M & so much alone in the Muses' seat that it would be aan high injustice to think it necessary to name him ——