1From Benjamin Rush to Vine Utley, 18 February 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Did you know how much folly and ignorance cleave to the character of the person, whose history you have required of his Physical habits, you would not have thought it of any consequence to know them. It will not be in my power to answer all your questions. I shall bearly inform you, that from necessity I conformed to the Spanish proverb of “being old when I was young, that I might be young...