ofage。Iwish，therefore，tooffendnoman’sopinion，nortodrawdisquietinganimadversionsonmyown。Whiledutyrequiredit，Imetoppositionwithafirmandfearlessstep。Butlovingmankindinmyindividualrelationswiththem，Ipraytobepermittedtodepartintheirpeace；andlikethesuperannuatedsoldier，_”quadragenisstipendiisemeritis，”_tohangmyarmsonthepost。Ihaveunwisely，Ifear，embarkedinanenterpriseofgreatpublicconcern，butnottobeaccomplishedwithinmyterm，withouttheirliberalandpromptsupport。Asevereillnessthelastyear，andanotherfromwhichIamjustemerged，admonishmethatrepetitionsmaybeexpected，againstwhichadecliningframecannotlongbearup。Iamanxious，therefore，togetourUniversitysofaradvancedasmayencouragethepublictoperseveretoitsfinalaccomplishment。Thatsecured，I
shallsingmy_nuncdemittas_。Ihopeyourlaborswillbelongcontinuedinthespiritinwhichtheyhavealwaysbeenexercised，inmaintenanceofthoseprinciplesonwhichIverilybelievethefuturehappinessofourcountryessentiallydepends。Isaluteyouwithaffectionateandgreatrespect。
GREEKPRONUNCIATION
_ToNathanielF。Moore_
_Monticello，September22，1819_