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former of which circumftances, as well as the 
latter, were imagined to conftitute the mifery 
inflided by it. 
A Tribute to the Memory of Charles de 
Polier, EJq. By Thomas Percival, M. D, 
Read November 13, 1782** 
T HE contemplation of moral and intelledual 
excellence affords the mod pleafing and 
inftrudive exercife, to a well conftituted mind. 
By exalting our ideas of the human charader, 
October 30th, 1782. 
* At a meeting of the Literary and Pbilofopbical Society of 
Manchefer, the following refolution pafied unanimoufly. 
“ The Members of the Literary and Pbilofophical Society 
lamenting, with heartfelt concern, the death of their late 
much honoured brother, Charles de Polier, Efq; unani- 
moufly refolve, that Dr. Percival be requeued to draw 
up a grateful and refpe&ful Tribute to his Memory; to 
be inferted in the journals of the Society, with a view 
to record his dillinguilhed merit, and to prolong the in¬ 
fluence of his bright example.’' 
November 13th, 1782. 
At a meeting of the Literary and Pbilofopbical Society it 
was refolved unanimoufly, That the Thanks of the 
Society be returned to Dr Percival, for his Tribute to 
the Memory of Charles de Polier , Efq j and that he be 
defired to print the fame.” 
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