48ii.) 
procured him the watm approbation of Gar- 
rick himself. But though Mr. Lewis dis- 
tinguished himselfso much in what may be 
called the dashing characters of comedy, his 
private life was marked by every domesti¢ 
wirtue. He was an affectionate husband and 
father, and he was rewarded by the posses- 
sion of an estimable wife, and amiable and 
accomplished offspring. The immediate 
cause of his death was a fever on his chest; 
and he had only been confined to his bed a 
week, before his family and numerous train 
of friends, had the misfortune to be deprived 
othim. As a member of society he was dis- 
tinguished for probity, and a strict performance 
of all his engagements, It is soseldom that 
the world is deprived of a man of his emi- 
nence in the rank of society to which he be- 
longed, and te whom the public were so 
much indebted for so many years of harmless 
pleasure, that we have deemed it an act of 
duty and gratitude to a man of worth and 
talents, to give this testimony to his. profes- 
sional excellence and personal merits. - He 
was in possession of his faculties till the last 
moments; and his tatest. words testified 
affection for his family, and resignation to 
his fate. It was generally supposed that Mr. 
Lewis was a native.of Ireland, but he was 
born in the principality of Wales. 
« [Further particulars of Mrs. Trimmer, whose 
death is mentioned at page 91 of our last 
Number.] This excellentiady was summoned 
from a world of trouble and sorrow, by one 
of the most gentle calls that ever was sent 
fsom Heaven,to a human being: while sitting 
in her chair, perusing the letters.of a de- 
ceased friend, she sank as. it were into a tran- 
qguil slumber; and so peaceful .was her end, 
that the moment when the soul was separated 
Mrom the body could not be exactly ascer- 
“tained., It is an erroneous opinion among 
Many persons, that Mrs. ‘I’rimmer desired and 
«prayed that she might be removed from this 
world in the very manner in which she res 
ally was. Thie, however, was far from being 
‘the case; it is true, that she always wished 
‘to be spared the pain of a lingering illness, 
‘and had great dread of her faculties being 
‘impaired by age: she was, however, so fully 
aviare of the many imperfections and errors 
to which human nature is liable, that it was 
‘her earnest desire to have some time allowed 
ter to prepare fordeath. ‘Though Fortune 
had lavished. no extraordinary gifts ‘upon her, 
‘the poor ever found in Mrs. Trimmer, a 
friend ‘who was always ready to supply their 
wants. Without those superior advantages 
‘of education which the females of the present 
day possess in soemincnt a degree, she has, 
by her own diligence and application, con- 
‘tributed in a'most wonderful manvier to-the 
provement of tlie rising generation, through 
_ ‘the means of those works which-are approved 
of and°admired by tie most learned and dis- 
tinguished pergons of the age, Possessed of 
Account of the late Mrs. Trimmer, 
183 
4 naturally gobd-undérstafiding,’ a elear pers 
ception, a sound judgment, a pious and bés 
nevolent heart, and a strong desire to be uses 
ful to others, she succeeded so well in thé 
task which she had undertaken, that while the 
€xtreme humility of her mind prevented her 
from wishing or seeking’ for ‘fame, her cha 
racter becanie known and applauded, not only 
in every part of her native country, but also 
in some of its most distant colonies. Her 
remains were deposited in the family-vaulr 
at Ealing, on Saturday, January 5; and 2 
funeral sermon was preached at New Brent. 
ford, January 6, by Mr. Haverfield. A cor- 
rect list of Mrs, Trimrher’s publications is 
here subjoined: 1. A Little Spelling-boolc 
for Young Children. 2%. Easy Lessons; a 
sequel to the above. 3. Sixty-four Prints 
taken from the Old Testament, with a De- 
scription, ina set of easy Lessons. 4. Six- 
ty-four Prints from the New ‘Testament, 
and Description, 5. Sixty-four Prints of 
Roman History, with Description. 6: Sixty- 
“four Prints of English History, with Descrip- 
tion, 7, A Comment on Dr. Watts’s Di- 
vine Songs for Children. 8. An easy Intro- 
duction to the Knowledge of Nature, and 
Reading the HolyScriptures. 9. An Abridg- 
ment of Scripture History, consisting’ of Les- 
Sons from the Old Testament. 10. An 
Abridgment of the New Testament, ‘cone 
sisting Gf Lessons composed chiefly from thé 
Gospels. 1%. “A Sctiptore Catechism, cons 
taining an explanation of the above Lessons 
in the style of familiar conversation, in 
@ vols. ‘The four last articles were written 
originally for children'in the’ lower clayseg’ of 
life ; but they have been adupted into many 
schogls and families, for the instruction of 
those of superior condition. 92. An Attempt 
to familiarise the Catechism of the Church 
of England. 145.° Anh Explahation of the 
Office of Baptism, and of the Order of Con- 
firmation in the Common Prayér-book. 
44. The same, with Questions for the Use 
of Teachers. 15. A Conypanion to the Book 
of ‘Common Prayer, containing a practical 
‘Comment on the Liturgy; Epistles, and Gos- 
pels. ‘This work, though principally ins 
tended for ~youhg persons, has proved satis- 
factory to persons of maturer years. 16. The 
Same ‘in two vols. with Questions for the Use 
of Teachers. 17. Sacred History, selected 
from the Scriptures, ‘with Annotations and 
Reflections, This work is executed upon a 
peculiar plan, and was cOmpased with a view 
of exciting in young minds an early taste for 
divine subjects, afd of furnishing persons of 
‘maturer years, who have tot leisure for the 
works of more voluminous commentators, 
with assistance in the study of the Sctiptures. 
‘The historical events are collected’ from the 
“various books of which the sacred yolume is 
composed, ad arfdnged ‘in a regular series; 
many passages ‘of the prophetic writings, and 
Of ‘the Psdlins, are interwoven with the re- 
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