How
well
Mr.
Stevenson
met
the
demands
which,
in
the
course
of
his
great
enterprise,
were
made
on
his
perseverance,
fortitude,
and
self-denial,
the
history
of
the
operations,
and
their
successful
completion,
abundantly
show.
The
work
was
indeed,
in
all
respects,
peculiarly
suited
to
his
tastes
and
habits;
and
Mr.
Clerk
truly鈥攁lthough
perhaps
unconsciously鈥攃haracterised
the
man,
in
his
terse
statement
of
what
would
be
required
of
him:
The
work
is
unique鈥攐rdinary
experience
can
do
little
for
it鈥攁ll
must
depend
on
energy
and
perseverance.鈥�
No
one
can
read
Mr.
Stevenson鈥檚
Account
of
the
Bell
Rock
Lighthouse鈥�
without
perceiving
the
justness
of
this
estimate
of
the
difficulties
that
lay
before
him,
and
his
ability
to
overcome
them.
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The 鈥楨xperiment,鈥� 6-manned boat, 212? crans.