David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ His walk is active, his eye is bright, his health is good, his spirits buoyant, and his piety firm. He is the delight of his children and his children’s children, the latter of whom, to the number of some twenty-four, make him their friend or their companion. ”

“ Their expenditure on the invention itself, and in the defence of their rights, had ruined their business as stationers, and had entailed upon them loss, instead of profit, as inventors. They had invented a paper-cutting machine also. ”

“ He will talk with the elders or romp with the young ones — drive his daughters out in the carriage or take long walks with his sons — run races with the boys, or dance with the girls — shows hospitality to his friends, does his duty as a master, is a loyal and devoted subject, and makes a capital churchwarden. ”