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Show "PH LIF 'O Whiteford, Esq 'That gentleman was highl pleased with the character of the young painiter and 'was 'much struck by such a phenomenon as'that of a'‘person, deaf and dumb fro eradle, and yet so completely maste hi "of th English language,as to'be able to read our bes poets andito writein‘a correct and even ele gant stile -'Mr. Whiteford found, that, whe any of Shakespeare's plays was performed, and particularly, when Garrick acted, youn reff was sur wa th to be present, professing that he acto who Whe the play wa dum she 't h over the ‘whol ance, and expresse troduce Shi s fin bes understood he use to ac i of Garrick's perform a earnest wish to be in ‘a Mr. Whiteford was soon imitato determine of nature to com ply with Mr. Shireff's request, and, after turn- ing the matter in his mind, the following expedicn |