A fine day. I occupied myself until service time reading Wraxall, then attended Divine service and heard Mr. Frothingham from Acts 17. 18. “Others say, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods; because he preached unto them Jesus and the Resurrection.” A sermon upon Easter of which this is the anniversary, the great day of Christianity, upon which the whole of our doctrine of Immortality took its rise as revealed to us in the Resurrection of the Saviour. Mr. Sullivan1 in the Afternoon from Colossians 3. 1.2. “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above not on things on the earth.” A discourse upon the same subject with less power. He finished with a quotation somewhat longer than usual of Campbell’s Pleasures of Hope.

Afternoon, read a sermon of Sterne. Luke 10. 36.37. “Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell amongst the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go and do thou likewise.” Upon philanthropy, the story of the good Samaritan. I had occasion here to observe how our tastes change. I had at some time marked this discourse as very good 213and particularly some two or three passages. They now seemed laboured and commonplace and I preferred either of the former Sermons I had read.

T. K. Davis took tea here and we had a pleasant talk. Then upon his going, with my Wife to Edward Brooks’. Conversation with him. Home at ten. Wraxall.

Cloudy. I felt slightly unwell all day. The approach of Spring appears to have rather an unfavourable effect upon my Stomach. I hope when I get upon a course of exercise in riding to Quincy I shall do better.

Office. Nothing new. Mrs. Kirk came in and we had some talk about arrangements at Quincy. My mother writes to my Wife today that there is no immediate prospect of their moving.1 Walk with Mr. Walsh.

Home to read Homer, in which I made progress. Afternoon Plutarch, Burnet and Forster. Nothing out of the common way in either. I am on the whole pretty comfortable at present and seek not much farther to disturb myself with unnecessary anxieties. Evening, continued Moore’s Life of Byron a very interesting Biography. After which I continued Wraxall who is quite full upon the famous struggle of the Coalition.

The winter is at last passing off and we are experiencing the humidity of the Spring. Today was foggy but warm. I called upon Quincy again about the canal matter but he was not in. Office where I passed my time in my usual duties.

Called in to see T. K. Davis and speak to him about Mr. Frothingham’s opinion of the criticism of the piece of Ion as written by him for the Courier.1 I had neglected to read it and therefore asked him for a Copy. He said he had none but would try and find one.

Walk with Mr. Walsh, and then to the State House to see Quincy. Met Mr. Hallett with whom I had a few minutes talk about the Reso-214lutions of the Legislature respecting Slavery. Each party is striving to outgo the other upon it. Homer. Afternoon as usual. Burnet, Plutarch and Forster. Evening, Moore, after which, Wraxall, finished, and Montbarey.