Jeremias entered his father 's business at an early age .
Jeremias found leisure to cultivate his taste for literature and especially for poetry , and to acquire without assistance a competent knowledge of English , French , Latin and Italian .
Entering his father 's business at an early age , Jeremias found leisure to cultivate his taste for literature and especially for poetry , and to acquire without assistance a competent knowledge of English , French , Latin and Italian .