Cavendish was a great Man with extraordinary singularities-His voice was squeaking his manner nervous He was afraid of … - Humphry Davy

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Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has received one, proclaim it.

Humphry Davy

Cavendish was a great Man with extraordinary singularities-His voice was squeaking his manner nervous He was afraid of strangers & seemed when embarrassed to articulate with difficulty-He wore the costume of our grandfathers. Was enormously rich but made no use of his wealth. . . He Cavendish lived latterly the life of a solitary, came to the Club dinner & to the Royal Society: but received nobody at his home. He was acute sagacious & profound & I think the most accomplished British Philosopher of his time.

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