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THE late Dr. Brand was remarkable for his spirit of contradiction. One

extremely cold morning, in the month of January, he was addressed by a

friend with,--It is a very cold morning, doctor.--I don't know that,

was the doctor's observation, though he was at the instant covered with

snow. At another time he happened to dine with some gentlemen. The

doctor engrossed the conversation almost entirely to himself, and

interlarded his observations with Greek and Latin quotations, to the

annoyance of the company. A gentleman of no slight erudition, seated

next the doctor, remarked to him, that he ought not to quote so much,

as many of the party did not understand it.--And you are one of

them, observed the learned bear.